stasis

American  

[stey-sis, stas-is] / ˈsteɪ sɪs, ˈstæs ɪs /

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.

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stasis British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of stasis

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

Example Sentences

But stasis doesn’t make for much of a climax, and as the couple wait in the snowbound airport, the setting also functions as a metaphor for the film as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal

That means Americans without stable, full-time work are locked out of a job market that has settled into a low-hire, low-fire stasis.

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Employers hired at a middling pace in December, closing out a year that saw the U.S. labor market cool into a “low hire, low fire” stasis.

From The Wall Street Journal

Facts are hardly the cure for dramatic stasis, or Ken Burns would be Quentin Tarantino.

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So the stasis, i.e., inactive equilibrium, will remain.

From Barron's