Stagnation

//stæɡˈneɪʃn̩//

Synonyms for "stagnation" (46 found)

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Closest matches (10)

Noun(2 words)

abeyance apathy balance catalepsy contemplation dormancy entropy idleness

Strong matches (13)

immobility inactivity indifference indolence inertia laissez faire languor latency marasmus meditation neutrality noninvolvement nonparticipation

Related words (23)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

8 relation types

More general

3 entries

inaction inactiveness inactivity

Synonyms

4 entries

immobility marasmus stillness wasting

Related terms

12 entries

restagnant restagnate restagnating restagnation stagnance stagnancy stagnant stagnate stagnative stagnatory stagnature unstagnating

derived

5 entries

semistagnation stagflation stagnation point stagnational stagnationist

derived from

1 entries

stagnate

has context

2 entries

art commercial enterprise

is a

1 entries

inaction

related to

3 entries

circulation inactivity stagnant

Translations

150 translations across 47 languages.

Albanian

3 entries

amti noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
kënétë noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
ngërçi ekonomik noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Arabic

3 entries

ركود اقتصادي noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)
رُكُود noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
رُكُود noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Armenian

3 entries

լճացում noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
ստագնացիա noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
ստագնացիա noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

durğunluq noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
staqnasiya noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Belarusian

1 entries

стагна́цыя noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Bulgarian

4 entries

бездействие noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
застояване noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
стагнация noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
стагнация noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Catalan

4 entries

estancació noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
estancació noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
estancament noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
estancament noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Chinese

1 entries

停滯 /停滞 noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

停滯 /停滞 noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

停滯 /停滞 noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
停滯性 /停滞性 noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
停滯性 /停滞性 noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)
經濟停滯 /经济停滞 noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Czech

2 entries

stagnace noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)
ustrnutí noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Danish

2 entries

dødvande noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
stagnation noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Dutch

2 entries

stagnatie noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
stagnatie noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Esperanto

1 entries

stagnado noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)

Finnish

4 entries

jähmettyminen noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
lamaannus noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
lamaannustila noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
lamaantuminen noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

French

4 entries

croupissure noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
marasme noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)
stagnation noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
stagnation économique noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Georgian

2 entries

უმოქმედობა noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
უძრაობა noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

German

3 entries

Stagnation noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
Stagnation noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)
Stagnierung noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Greek

2 entries

απονέκρωση noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
αποτελμάτωση noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Hebrew

3 entries

סְטַגְנַצְיָה noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)
סטגנציה noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
קיפאון noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Hindi

1 entries

गतिहीनता noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)

Indonesian

3 entries

kepegunan ekonomi noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)
stagnasi noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
stagnasi ekonomi noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Italian

4 entries

ristagno noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
stagnamento noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
stagnazione noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
stagnazione noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Japanese

4 entries

よどみ noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
不振 noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
不振 noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
不活発 noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Kazakh

3 entries

стагнация noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)
тоқырау noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
тоқырау noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Korean

4 entries

스태그네이션 noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)
안주 noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
정체 noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
정체 noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Latvian

1 entries

stagnācija noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Macedonian

4 entries

застој noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
застој noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
стагнација noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
стагнација noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Malagasy

1 entries

handrona noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)

Malayalam

3 entries

കെട്ടിക്കിടക്കൽ noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
നിശ്ചലത noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
സ്തംഭനാവസ്ഥ noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Māori

3 entries

houtetetanga noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
patekotanga noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
whakamāraritanga noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

stagnasjon noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
stagnasjon noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

stagnasjon noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
stagnasjon noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

كساد noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Polish

4 entries

bezrybie noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
marazm noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
martwica noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
stagnacja noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)

Portuguese

4 entries

estagnação noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
estagnação noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
estagnação econômica noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)
marasmo noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Romanian

4 entries

nemișcare noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
stagnare noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
stagnare economică noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)
stagnație noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)

Russian

4 entries

вя́лость noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
засто́й noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
засто́й noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
стагна́ция noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

stagnácija noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
стагна́ција noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)

Spanish

3 entries

empantanamiento noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
estancamiento noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
estancamiento noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Swedish

3 entries

ekonomisk stagnation noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)
stagnation noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
stagnering noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)

Turkish

2 entries

kış uykusu noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
stagnasyon noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Ukrainian

4 entries

засті́й noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)
засті́й noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
стагна́ція noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
стагнація noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Uzbek

2 entries

stagnatsiya noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)
turgʻunlik noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Venetan

1 entries

stagnasion noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)

Vietnamese

3 entries

đình trệ noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)
đình trệ kinh tế noun (state of low or no growth in an economy; an instance of this)
đình đốn noun (state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; an instance of this — see also inactivity)

Welsh

1 entries

llonyddwch noun (state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; an instance of this)

Sample sentences

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Stagnation means regression.

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Don't fear slow progress, only stagnation.

Source: tatoeba (6093012)

"My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere."

Source: tatoeba (6373678)

Is the Algerian economy doomed to stagnation?

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