stagnation

American  

[stag-ney-shuhn] / stægˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow.

   Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.

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

3. a failure to develop, progress, or advance.

   periods of economic stagnation followed by bursts of growth.

4. 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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Etymology

Origin of stagnation

stagn(ate) + -ation

Example Sentences

Japan’s economy remains at some risk as it emerges from several lost decades of stagnation, and the Iran war oil shock is another danger.

From The Wall Street Journal

The unrest was triggered by a ban on social media but fuelled by anger against corruption, unemployment and economic stagnation.

From BBC

Iran’s economic stagnation has worsened with a war that has devastated much of its infrastructure and may soon crater the oil industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

A stubbornly high rate of unemployment underscores broader stagnation in the economy at the start of this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

The result was a decade of high inflation, which, combined with slow growth and high unemployment, was forever branded as “stagflation” — a combination of stagnation and inflation.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• sluggishness