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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

ठ ठहराव

Native Script:ठहराव

Pronunciation / Transliteration: thaharav

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stagnation/stæɡˈneɪ.ʃən/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"आर्थिक ठहराव देश के विकास को धीमा कर रहा है।"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The state or process of not flowing, moving, or changing; lack of activity, growth, or development.

    "Economic stagnation can lead to high unemployment and reduced living standards."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'stagnare' meaning 'to form a pool of standing water', originating in the early 17th century. Over time, the term evolved metaphorically from denoting motionless, stagnant physical water to representing a lack of movement, growth, or progress in economic, intellectual, or societal contexts.

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