\Stag*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. stagnation.]
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.