stagnation

🇺🇸 /stæɡˈneɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /stæɡˈneɪʃn/
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noun
R

a state where something stops developing or moving forward

The company faced economic stagnation when sales stopped growing for two years.

R

a state where water or air doesn't move and becomes smelly

The pond's water stagnation caused a bad smell due to lack of movement.

translation

n. a state where something stops developing or moving forward; a state where water or air doesn't move and becomes smelly

Word Forms

Plural stagnations