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• 1The state of not flowing or moving.

  ‘blocked drains resulting in water stagnation’

  Más frases de ejemplo

  • ‘clotting in blood vessels is associated with stagnation of the blood’
  • ‘Stagnation of heat in the liver and gall bladder affects the stomach, causing retching.’
  • ‘Constipation and fullness of the lower abdomen are due to the stagnation of dampness disturbing the large intestine.’
  • ‘Raw and cold food may injure the spleen and tend to contribute to the stagnation of fluid circulation and the increase in the production of phlegm.’
  • ‘Barley sprout is used in treating food stagnation and strengthening the stomach.’
  • ‘New water keeps the pond fresh and free from stagnation.’

  1. 1.1Lack of activity, growth, or development.
     ‘a period of economic stagnation’
     Más frases de ejemplo

     • ‘there is a risk of intellectual stagnation’
     • ‘In his hands, spatial autonomy becomes equivalent to cultural stagnation.’
     • ‘Periods of lively musical activity were interspersed with periods of stagnation.’
     • ‘He is a famous painter whose success has brought creative stagnation.’
     • ‘During the French Revolution there was obviously a period of stagnation in the formation of collections.’
     • ‘Socioeconomic problems and stagnation prevented the society from fulfilling its plans.’