stagnation

CEFRC1

/stæɡˈneɪʃn̩/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A lack of movement, growth, or change.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The state of being stagnant; (countable) an instance of this.

Examples

  • Is the Algerian economy doomed to stagnation?

  • What are the reasons of the stagnation of Algeria's economy?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /stæɡˈnæɪʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; (countable) an instance of this.

  2. The state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; inactivity, staleness; (countable) an instance of this.

  3. The state of low or no growth in an economy; (countable) an instance of this.

More examples

In context

  • Don't fear slow progress, only stagnation.

  • Factors known to encourage the growth of harmful bacteria inside cooling systems include the stagnation of the water.

  • The general concern about industrial stagnation inspired an overhaul of the patent system.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From stagnate + -ation (suffix denoting an action or process, or its result), Stagnate is derived from stagnāt-, the participial stem of Latin stagnāre, the present active infinitive of stāgnō (“of waters: to cover the land as a lake, to become a pool, to stagnate”), from stāgnum (“body of standing water (lake, swamp, etc.)”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂g- (“to drip; to seep”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs).