the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The condition of being stagnant; cessation of flowing or circulation, as of a fluid; the state of being motionless.
n. The cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of being dull.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The condition of being stagnant; the cessation of flow or circulation in a fluid; the state of being without flow, or of being motionless.
n. Lack or absence of briskness or activity; inertness; dullness.
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n. inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
n. a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
Word Usage
"In his view of history, other developing countries heeded the "Washington Consensus" to dismantle every possible restraint on markets—and "ended up in economic collapse and long-term stagnation.""