inertias
States resisting change
Inertias is the plural of inertia, which in physics describes the tendency of a body to resist changes in its state of motion.
Outside physics, inertia characterizes a resistance to change or action more generally, often with connotations of sluggishness or apathy: Bureaucratic inertia prevented any meaningful reform.
The plural form appears when discussing multiple distinct instances or types of resistance: The various institutional inertias slowed progress across departments.
Absence of feeling
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- passivityState of non-resistance
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- complacencyUncritical satisfaction with oneself
indifference · reluctance · motivation · paralysis · procrastination · resistance · sluggishness · torpor
Trade gathering places
- recessionsEconomic decline periods
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
cycles · downturns · slowdowns · growth · recovery · deflation · inflation · spending
Complex governmental administrative systems
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- changeTo make different
- reformImprove by correcting faults
status quo · institutional · systemic · corporate · governmental · structural · hierarchies · traditions
Bulk or populace
- resistancesForces opposing movement
- momentaPlural motion measures
- velocitiesRates of motion
- accelerationsVelocity change rates
forces · motions · Newtonian · kinetic · dynamics · mechanics · rotational · angular
apathy
Absence of feeling
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- passivityState of non-resistance
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
complacency · indifference · reluctance · motivation · paralysis · procrastination · resistance · sluggishness · torpor · listlessness
markets
Trade gathering places
- recessionsEconomic decline periods
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
trends · cycles · downturns · slowdowns · growth · recovery · deflation · inflation · spending · investment
bureaucracies
Complex governmental administrative systems
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- changeTo make different
reform · status quo · institutional · systemic · corporate · governmental · structural · hierarchies · traditions · procedures
masses
Bulk or populace
- resistancesForces opposing movement
- momentaPlural motion measures
- velocitiesRates of motion
accelerations · forces · motions · Newtonian · kinetic · dynamics · mechanics · rotational · angular · momentum
inertiasaccelerations
Velocity change rates
impulses · dynamics · momenta · kinetic energies · forces
inertiasdynamisms
Active driving forces
activities · movements · actions · energies · vitalities
inertiasdrives
Moves or compels
motivations · initiatives · impetuses · enthusiasms · ambitions
- sleep inertiaCognitive impairment after waking
- bureaucratic inertiaSystemic resistance to administrative change
- moment of inertiaResistance to angular acceleration
- inertial confinementTrapping via rapid compression