meaning of stagnation
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.
3. a state of inactivity in business or art etc; "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic
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