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stagnancy

/ˈstæɡnənsi/noun

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गतिहीनता, ठहराव, जड़ता

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] formal

    the state of not developing, growing or changing

    गतिहीनता, ठहराव, जड़ता

    • years of economic stagnancy
    • The new manager tried to end the stagnancy in the company.

    Synonyms stagnation inactivity sluggishness inertia

    Opposite growth progress development

  2. 2

    [U]

    the state of water being still and dirty and not flowing

    (पानी का) ठहराव, स्थिरता

    • The stagnancy of the pond made it a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
◇Word family
stagnant adjectivestagnate verbstagnation noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Usage: stagnation is the more common noun, especially for the economy, while stagnancy is more formal and less frequent.

Usage में stagnation अधिक आम noun है, विशेष रूप से economy के लिए, जबकि stagnancy अधिक formal है और कम प्रयोग होता है।