stagnation
The state of being stagnantThe state of being stagnant; (countable) an instance of this.: The state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; (countable) an instance of this.
» Don't fear slow progress, only stagnation.
Fürchte dich nicht vor dem langsamen Vorwärtsgehen, fürchte dich nur vor dem Stehenbleiben.
Meaning
3 sensesThe state of being stagnant; (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable)The state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; (countable) an instance of this.
Factors known to encourage the growth of harmful bacteria inside cooling systems include the stagnation of the water.
вя́лостьvjálostʹ, засто́йzastój
засті́йzastíj
(figuratively, uncountable)The state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; inactivity, staleness; (countable) an instance of this.
The general concern about industrial stagnation inspired an overhaul of the patent system.
Stagnation, Stagnierung
стагна́цияstagnácija, засто́йzastój
стагна́ціяstahnácija, засті́йzastíj
The state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; inactivity, staleness; (countable) an instance of this.
(figuratively, uncountable)The state of low or no growth in an economy; (countable) an instance of this.
Stagnation
стагна́цияstagnácija
стагнаціяstahnacija
- a state of inactivity (in business or art etc.)
- inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
Examples
9 sentencesDon't fear slow progress, only stagnation.
deFürchte dich nicht vor dem langsamen Vorwärtsgehen, fürchte dich nur vor dem Stehenbleiben. — Esperantostern
Algeria's economy is suffering from stagnation.
Contentment leads to stagnation.
The old way of life is in stagnation; the new one is experiencing prenatal pains.
ruСтарый уклад жизни в застое, новый переживает предродовые муки. — AqQoyriq_1
Stagnation leads to decline.
ruЗастой ведёт к упадку. — soweli_Elepanto
Translations
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Origin
From stagnate + -ation (suffix denoting an action or process, or its result), Stagnate isFrom 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).
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Forms
plural: stagnations| Singular | stagnation |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable