stagnation

/stæɡˈneɪʃən/ noun C1

The state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; (countable) an instance of this. (uncountable) · Factors known to encourage the growth of harmful bacteria inside cooling systems include the stagnation of the water.
The state of lacking activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; inactivity, staleness; (countable) an instance of this. (figuratively, uncountable) · The general concern about industrial stagnation inspired an overhaul of the patent system.
The state of low or no growth in an economy; (countable) an instance of this. (figuratively, uncountable)

Plural stagnations

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Anything is better than stagnation, but really we seem to have been switched on to a Grimm's fairy tale.

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 50 · B2

However, a visionary collective known as the Group of Seven emerged in the 1920s to directly challenge this artistic stagnation.

Painting the Northern Wilderness, p. 1 · C1

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