stagnation

[ stag-ney-shuhn ]

/ stægˈneɪ ʃən /

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noun

the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.

a foulness or staleness, as one emanating from a standing pool of water.

a failure to develop, progress, or advance: periods of economic stagnation followed by bursts of growth.

the state or quality of being or feeling sluggish and dull: Happily, they have been able to avoid stagnation in their ten-year marriage.

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Origin of stagnation

stagn(ate) + -ation

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How to use stagnation in a sentence

This concentration of innovation in a few dominant companies has led to inequality and, for many, wage stagnation.
Capitalism is in crisis. To save it, we need to rethink economic growth.|Katie McLean|October 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review
This period, between 1964 and 1982, is called the “era of stagnation” in the graph below.
Analyze This: Perfumes from everyday products collect in distant ice|Carolyn Wilke|September 30, 2020|Science News For Students
There’s no wasted time and little of the stagnation that usually happens when one player surveys the floor.
The Aces Don’t Need Threes To Win|Mike Prada|September 18, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Much of this discontent is related to economic issues — some of them specific, like wage stagnation and the spike in health-care and college costs.
Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (Ep. 408 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|September 17, 2020|Freakonomics

The pattern of no owls, poor sleep, second-guessing, and general stagnation continued on for more than a week.
The quest to snare—and save—the world’s largest owl|Jonathan Slaght|August 28, 2020|Popular-Science
Republicans must seize this opportunity to pass legislation to improve the economic stagnation.
Voters Remind D.C. That the Economy Still Sucks|Stuart Stevens|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Taliban, power cuts, corruption, economic stagnation, Osama bin Laden, all of it.
Why So Many Pakistanis Hate Their Nobel Peace Prize Winner|Chris Allbritton|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Others face career uncertainty and stagnation as promotion rates continue to drop for both enlisted and officers.
Downsizing the War: Layoffs and Yard Sales in Afghanistan|Nick Willard|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
India expects Modi to deliver the country from economic stagnation.
Modi Crushes Gandhi in India’s Election Landslide|Tunku Varadarajan|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So this is Obama, hope and change, stock market rallies for the top five percent, and wage stagnation for the rest.
Income Inequality is a Recipe for Stagnation|Lloyd Green|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is a state of affairs tending to produce stagnation and vigorously to check advance.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
He was a savage still, and at the close of the struggle he settled down into a second stage of stagnation.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
Once reached, it tended to continue indefinitely, stagnation following the era of growth.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
While talking to this officer, a lieutenant, he contrived to interest him with an account of the stagnation of trade.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
This remarkable contrast between the progress of the north-east and the stagnation of the rest of the country is no new thing.
Is Ulster Right?|Anonymous

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