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Definition of deflated - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
physical statelacking air or gas, appearing flat
- The deflated balloon lay on the floor.
2.
emotional statefeeling less confident or enthusiastic
- After the meeting, she felt deflated and discouraged..
Origin of deflated
Latin, deflare (to blow away)
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Examples of deflated in a sentence
A deflated raft was found by the riverbank. He felt deflated after hearing the bad news. The team was deflated by the unexpected loss.
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- French:dégonflé, démoralisé, ...
- German:entleert, entmutigt, ...
- Italian:sgonfio, abbattuto, ...
- Spanish:desinflado, desanimado, ...
- Portuguese:murcho, abatida, ...
- Chinese:瘪了的, 泄气, ...
- Japanese:空気の抜けた, 落胆した, ...
- Arabic:مُفَرَّغ, مُحْبَط, ...
- Hebrew:מְרוּקָּן מֵאֲוִיר, מְדוּכְדָּךְ, ...
- Russian:сдувшийся, унылый, ...
- Ukrainian:спущений, зневірений, ...
- Hindi:पिचका, निराश, ...
Definition of deflate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
release airtr. let air or gas out of somethingtr.
- He used a pin to deflate the balloon..
2.
lose airintr. become deflated by losing airintr.
- The tyre deflated overnight.
3.
emotiontr. disappoint or let someone downtr.
- Her harsh words deflated his enthusiasm.
4.
businesstr. TECH. reduce the level of economic activity or pricestr. TECH.
- The government took measures to deflate the economy..
5.
data compressiontr. TECH. compress data using an algorithmtr. TECH.
- The software deflates files to save space.
Expressions with deflate
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make someone feel less important
Her criticism deflated his ego instantly.
reduce the total money available in an economy
The central bank decided to deflate the money supply.
Origin of deflate
Latin, deflare (blow away)
Examples of deflate in a sentence
The pump can also deflate the pool toys. The balloon deflated slowly after the party. One of the air mattresses deflated during the night. The news of the cancellation deflated their excitement. His failure to show up deflated her hopes. They aimed to deflate the housing market.
Policies were introduced to deflate consumer spending. The program can deflate large datasets efficiently. Engineers deflate the files before transmission.
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- French:dégonfler, se dégonfler, ...
- German:entleeren, platt werden, ...
- Italian:sgonfiare, sgonfiarsi, ...
- Spanish:desinflar, desinflarse, ...
- Portuguese:desinflar, esvaziar-se, ...
- Chinese:泄气, 瘪, ...
- Japanese:空気を抜く, 空気が抜ける, ...
- Arabic:فَرَّغَ, فَرَغَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְנַקֵּז אָוִויר, לְהִתְרוֹקֵן מֵאֲוִיר, ...
- Russian:сдувать, спускаться, ...
- Ukrainian:здувати, здуватися, здутися, ...
- Hindi:हवा निकालना, पिचक जाना, ...
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