(n) a state of inactivity (in business or art etc), Syn. doldrums, stagnancy, Example:economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation
n. [ Cf. F. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of being dull; as, the stagnation of business. [ 1913 Webster ]