Figurative. France…is the country of Catholicism and disbelief, tradition and impiety, stagnation and drama, order and anarchy (Newsweek).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
stag|fla|tion|ar|y — «stag FLAY shuh NEHR ee», adjective. of or characterized by stagflation: »This was discussion of ways in which the antitrust movement could play a part in curing the stagflationary disease the combination of rising prices and rising unemployment… … Useful english dictionary
stag|fla|tion — «stag FLAY shuhn», noun. a condition of continuous inflation combined with a stagnant rate of business and industrial expansion: »A lack of high competitiveness leads to stagflation, which tends to become a permanent feature of the economic… … Useful english dictionary
stag·fla·tion — /ˌstægˈfleıʃən/ noun [noncount] : an economic situation in which prices of goods and services continually increase, many people do not have jobs, and businesses are not very successful … Useful english dictionary
sem|i|stag|na|tion — «SEHM ee stag NAY shuhn», noun. the condition of being partly stagnated … Useful english dictionary
stag — stag; stag·er; stag·ery; stag·gard; stag·ger·er; stag·gery; stag·gie; stag·gy; stag·i·rite; stag·mom·e·ter; stag·nance; stag·nan·cy; stag·nant; stag·na·tion; stag·nic·o·la; stag·nic·o·lous; stag·num; stag·o·nos·po·ra; stag·fla·tion; stag·ger;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
stagflation — stag·fla·tion … English syllables
stagnation — stag·na·tion … English syllables
stagnate — stag•nate [[t]ˈstæg neɪt[/t]] v. i. nat•ed, nat•ing 1) to cease to run or flow, as water or air 2) to become stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water 3) to stop developing or progressing 4) to become sluggish and dull • Etymology: 1660–70; … From formal English to slang
stagflation — stag|fla|tion [stægˈfleıʃən] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: stagnation + inflation] an economic situation in which there is ↑inflation (=a continuing rise in prices) but many people do not have jobs and businesses are not doing well … Dictionary of contemporary English
