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    STAGNATION

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A state of inactivity (in business or art etc)play

    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 circulationplay

    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)

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