ristagno

stagnation; standstill

noun rees-TAHN-nyoh Rare

Also means

(hydrology) waterlogging

Usage Note

Ristagno derives from ristagnare ('to stagnate'). Its primary modern use is economic: il ristagno dell'economia ('economic stagnation'). In a literal hydrological sense it means the ponding or waterlogging of water on flat ground. The plural is regular: ristagni. Related words are stagnazione (the more formal term for prolonged economic stagnation) and stagno ('pool, pond' or 'stagnant').

Examples

"Il ristagno economico preoccupa il governo."

Natural Translation

Economic stagnation is worrying the government.

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