stasis
noun /ˈsteɪsɪs/
/ˈsteɪsɪs/
[uncountable, countable] (plural stases
(formal) /ˈsteɪsiːz/
/ˈsteɪsiːz/
)- a situation in which there is no change or developmentWord Originmid 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, literally ‘standing, stoppage’, from sta- base of histanai ‘to stand’.