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deflated

de·flate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-fleyt]
    • /dɪˈfleɪt/
    • /dɪˈfleɪ.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-fleyt]
    • /dɪˈfleɪt/

Definitions of deflated word

  • adjective deflated having lost confidence, hope, or optimism 3
  • adjective deflated voided of air or gas; not inflated 3
  • verb with object deflated to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon): They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass. 2
  • verb with object deflated to depress or reduce (a person or a person's ego, hopes, spirits, etc.); puncture; dash: Her rebuff thoroughly deflated me. 1
  • verb with object deflated to reduce (currency, prices, etc.) from an inflated condition; to affect with deflation. 1
  • verb without object deflated to become deflated. 1
See all 7 definitions of deflated

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Origin of deflated

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < Latin dēflātus blown off, away (past participle of dēflāre), equivalent to dē- de- + fl(āre) to blow + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Deflated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Deflated

deflated popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for deflated

adj deflated

  • drained — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
  • shrunken — a past participle of shrink.
  • burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
  • kaput — ruined; done for; demolished.
  • sagging — to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.

adjective deflated

  • collapsed — Simple past tense and past participle of collapse.
  • shrunk — a past participle and simple past tense of shrink.
  • let down — British. a lease.
  • squashed — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
  • reduced — that is or has been reduced.
All 17 Synonyms of deflated

Antonyms for deflated

adj deflated

  • lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
  • inflated — distended with air or gas; swollen.
All 2 Antonyms of deflated

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  • deflation

    Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.

  • soft sculpture

    sculpture principally in vinyl, canvas, or other flexible material reproducing objects of characteristically rigid construction, as an electric fan, a typewriter, a set of drums, or a bathtub, in forms having a malleable texture and a liquescent, somewhat deflated appearance.

  • tumid

    swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.

  • zinger

    a quick, witty, or pointed remark or retort: During the debate she made a couple of zingers that deflated the opposition.
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