stagnation

[ stag-ney-shuh n ]

/ stægˈneɪ ʃən /

the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.

a foulness or staleness, as one emanating from a standing pool of water.

a failure to develop, progress, or advance: periods of economic stagnation followed by bursts of growth.

the state or quality of being or feeling sluggish and dull: Happily, they have been able to avoid stagnation in their ten-year marriage.

Origin of stagnation

stagn(ate) + -ation

Others face career uncertainty and stagnation as promotion rates continue to drop for both enlisted and officers.

Downsizing the War: Layoffs and Yard Sales in Afghanistan |Nick Willard |August 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Startups will abandon any potentially “data-intensive” innovation to big players—a recipe for stagnation.

AT&T’s New “Sponsored Data” Scheme is a Tremendous Loss for All of Us |Michael Weinberg |January 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
My hope is for the two to fail short term in their unity quest for stagnation.

Israel’s Religious Zionist Vs. Ultra-Orthodox Rift |Rabbi Daniel Landes |February 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
First, they need to give much more serious attention to the stagnation of blue collar wages.

'Does He Care About People Like Me?' |David Frum |November 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

In 2008, it was Mike Huckabee who noted the stagnation of middle-class incomes.

Social Conservatives: We Need You! |David Frum |November 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
For the individual it means defeat in life's battles; for the nation it means mediocrity and stagnation.

The Mind and Its Education |George Herbert Betts
Yet it may be wrong to regard this period as one of stagnation or retrogression.

The Dominion of the Air |J. M. Bacon
It was a set-back to Denver, and two years of stagnation followed.

The Crest of the Continent |Ernest Ingersoll
Instinct dictated this course as an escape from the danger of extinction, or, at least, of stagnation.

Jewish History |S. M. Dubnow
There was much depth in your statement of the present instability being consequent upon the stagnation of three hundred years.

The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 |Elizabeth Bisland

stagnation

[ stăg-nā′shən ]

The retardation or cessation of the flow of blood in the blood vessels, as in passive congestion.

The accumulation of a normally circulating fluid in a part or an organ.