Associations to the word «Stagnation»

Wiktionary

STAGNATION, noun. Inactivity
STAGNATION, noun. Being stagnant; being without circulation

Dictionary definition

STAGNATION, noun. A state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation".
STAGNATION, noun. Inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats