stagnation is a situation where there is a decline in activity or growth. The economy is often said to be in a state of stagnation when there is a decline in the number of jobs, businesses, or people.
The economy has been in a state of stagnation for the past few years.
The company is experiencing a period of stagnation because the sales are not increasing.
noun
inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
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noun
a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
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The recession and stagnation of the early 1980s had a role in reducing imports.
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But the cost of this is economic stagnation.
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There is economic stagnation in the West.
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There is no need for the article to stagnate.
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It is the slowing down and stagnation of the project.
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Later development of the machine stagnated.
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The French economy threatens to stagnate.
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At a stagnation point, the velocity of the fluid is zero.
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But the point is, that in the end the stagnation temperature change.
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Not all the people accepted the ideology of stagnation.