Definition of stagnation Stagnation

/stægnejˈʃʌn/ - [statgneyshun] - stag•na•tion

We found 7 definitions of stagnation from 4 different sources.

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What does stagnation mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: stagnations

stagnation - a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"
  stagnancy, doldrums
  inaction, inactiveness, inactivity the state of being inactive
  business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
  artistic creation, artistic production, art the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
stagnation - inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
  stagnancy
  inaction, inactiveness, inactivity the state of being inactive
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • stagnation (n.)
    The condition of being stagnant; cessation of flowing or circulation, as of a fluid; the state of being motionless; as, the stagnation of the blood; the stagnation of water or air; the stagnation of vapors.
  • stagnation (n.)
    The cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of being dull; as, the stagnation of business.

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