Stasis (political history)
WordNet
noun
(1) Inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces
(2) An abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls.
- Inactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness.
- His company was sized for growth, not stasis.