Stagnation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Stagnation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stagnation n a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation" Synonym(s): stagnation, stagnancy, doldrums inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation Synonym(s): stagnation, stagnancy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stagnation \Stagna"tion\, n. [Cf. F. stagnation.] 1. The condition of being stagnant; cessation of flowing or circulation, as of a fluid; the state of being motionless; as, the stagnation* of the blood; the stagnation of water or air; the stagnation of vapors. 2. The cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of being dull; as, the stagnation of business.