Today’s “Word of the Day” is “stasis“ and it is a noun meaning “a situation or period in which there is no change or development; inactivity, stagnation, lethargy, laziness, dullness, equilibrium”.
Example Sentence: During the first acute phase of the coronavirus pandemic, soon after lockdown was first enforced, people living in cities learned to walk again. Confined to their homes, deprived of public transport, forbidden to travel to offices, pubs, restaurants and friends’ houses, people routinely took to the pavements in a desperate attempt to escape the airlessness and stasis of their everyday lives.
This word is present in The Guardian article As cities enter new lockdowns, it’s time to rediscover the joys of walking and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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