stagnancy

Other forms: stagnancies

Definitions of stagnancy
  1. noun
    a state or period of inactivity, boredom, or depression
    synonyms: doldrums, stagnation
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    type of:
    inaction, inactiveness, inactivity
    the state of being inactive
  2. noun
    inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
    synonyms: stagnation
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    type of:
    inaction, inactiveness, inactivity
    the state of being inactive
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