stasis

[stey-sis, stas-is]

noun

plural

stases 

1. the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.

2. Pathology.,  stagnation in the flow of any of the fluids of the body, as of the blood in an inflamed area or the intestinal contents proximal to an obstruction.

stasis

/ ˈsteɪsɪs /

noun

1. pathol a stagnation in the normal flow of bodily fluids, such as the blood or urine

2. literature a state or condition in which there is no action or progress; static situation

   dramatic stasis

Word History and Origins

Origin of stasis¹

1735–45; < Greek stásis state of standing, equivalent to sta- (stem of histánai to make stand; stand ) + -sis -sis

Word History and Origins

Origin of stasis¹

C18: via New Latin from Greek: a standing, from histanai to cause to stand; related to Latin stāre to stand

Example Sentences

The world ends in the stasis of the seventh section, “soft rains.”

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In the interim, it lurks underground in stasis, almost like a fetus in the womb.

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The governor’s race was frozen in stasis for most of the year, first as Californians waited for former Vice President Kamala Harris to decide whether she was going to jump into the race.

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“But this would seem to suggest that kind of stasis is now changing to more direct action on the part of companies, and that’s going to make jobs more precarious.”

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In the 1980s, Nicholas led the city out of a cultural stasis and turned it into a global cultural and architectural powerhouse.

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