It means the state of not flowing or moving. A situation in which something stays the same doesn't grow & develop. Despite more than 10 years of economic stagnation, the unemployment rate remains low.

“Stagnation is death. If you don’t change, you die. It’s that simple. It’s that scary.” — Leonard Sweet

“Progress is born of agitation. It is agitation or stagnation.” — Eugene V. Debs

“People try to hold onto the sameness. This holding onto prevents growth.” — Bruce Lee

“Complacency is the deadly enemy of spiritual progress. The contended soul is the stagnant soul.” — Aiden Wilson Tozer

“There is only evolution or devolution. Growth or regression. There is no cruise control. Because s ...