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STAGNATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
Example:
economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation
Synonyms:
doldrums; stagnancy; stagnation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("stagnation" is a kind of...):
inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
business; business enterprise; commercial enterprise (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects)
Derivation:
stagnate (be idle; exist in a changeless situation)
stagnate (cause to stagnate)
stagnate (stand still)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
Synonyms:
stagnancy; stagnation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("stagnation" is a kind of...):
inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)
Derivation:
stagnate (cease to flow; stand without moving)
stagnate (cause to stagnate)
