1.
feeling of stagnation; sense of being stuck or making no progress
A subjective feeling that things are not moving forward, either personally (in one's career, skills, or life) or in a broader social/economic context. The -感 suffix converts 停滞 (stagnation) into a perceived feeling.
仕事に停滞感を感じている。
I'm feeling stagnant in my work.
経済の停滞感が払拭されない。
The sense of economic stagnation cannot be dispelled.
勉強が一向に進まず、停滞感にとらわれている。
My studies are not progressing at all and I'm trapped in a feeling of stagnation.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 停滞: stagnation (the objective state or process)
- 停滞感: sense/feeling of stagnation (the subjective experience)
- 閉塞感: sense of being blocked; stifling feeling — implies feeling trapped with no way out; stronger
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 停滞感を感じる: to feel stagnant
- 停滞感を打破する: to break through the sense of stagnation
- 停滞感が漂う: a sense of stagnation hangs in the air