doldrums | ||
1. | [ noun ] (economics) a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) | |
Synonyms: | stagnation stagnancy | |
Examples: | "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation" |
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Related terms: | inaction recession commercial_enterprise art idle stagnate stagnate | |
2. | [ noun ] (meteorology) a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific | |
Synonyms: | the_doldrums | |
Related terms: | wind | |
Similar spelling: |
Dolder |