Stagnation /(-nā"shŭn)/

Stag·na·tion

Stagnation

n.
  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.
  2. The cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of being dull; as, the stagnation of business.