English > stagnation: 2 senses > noun 1, state| Meaning | A state of inactivity (in business or art etc). |
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| Example | "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation" |
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| Synonyms | stagnancy, doldrums |
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| Category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | The creation of beautiful or significant things |
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| commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business | The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects |
| Broader | inaction, inactivity, inactiveness | The state of being inactive |
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| Spanish | anquilosamiento, estancamiento, inmovilismo, paralización |
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| Catalan | aturada, estancament, immobilisme |
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| Verbs | stagnate | be idle |
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| stagnate | stand still |
| stagnate | cause to stagnate |
