stagflation

[stag-fley-shuhn] / stægˈfleɪ ʃən /

NOUN

depression

Synonyms

STRONG

bankruptcy bust crash crisis deflation dislocation downturn drop failure inactivity inflation overproduction panic paralysis recession retrenchment sag slide slowness slump stagnation unemployment

WEAK

bad times bear market big trouble hard times rainy days

Antonyms

STRONG

calm increase rise success

WEAK

bulge cheerfulness convexity encouragement happiness hope hopefulness protuberance recovery surge

Example Sentences

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Citi’s team of quantitative analysts has studied the market and says it’s beginning to smell like stagflation.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

In the early days of stagflation, stocks and bonds can act more as an early warning sign than a contemporary indicator that stagflationary conditions are here.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Experts argue the current economic backdrop is not stagflation, with inflation now supply-driven rather than labor force growth.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Two years ago, with the economy chugging along and inflation falling, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dispatched a question about stagflation with humor rather than scorn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Since then growth has somewhat recovered, and stagflation has been redefined and now is properly understood as a bad �trade-off� of both inflation and unemployment.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas

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