stagnation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
    doldrums; stagnancy.
    • economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation
  2. noun inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
    stagnancy.

WordNet

Stag*na"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. stagnation.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913