What does "deflated" mean?
simple past and past participle of deflate
Deflated
/dɪˈfleɪtɪd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: simple past and past participle of deflate
- Grammar: deflated is listed as adj, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: abated, ablated, airless, attenuated.
- Useful contrasts: bladdery, bloated, bulbous.
- Usage evidence: The balloon is almost completely deflated.
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Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of deflate form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Empty of all the air or gas that was or could be inside.
"While, of course it is not advisable to run on a deflated tire, tests have been made which showed that this type of tire was not damaged after it was running several miles."
- 2 Disappointed; depressed, especially after having been hopeful or in high spirits. figuratively
"I sat down in the lounge at K.G. very deflated and also concerned."
- 3 Reduced or lowered.
"Instead, a terrific escalation of corporate rivalries was combined with a deflated power medium and an exceedingly inflated influence medium, particularly in the area of purely technical expertise."
- 4 Adjusted downward to compensate for inflation.
"Among these relationships are the correlation for the years 1923-40 of personal saving and disposable personal income in current dollars, the correlation of deflated per capita saving with deflated per capita income, the correlation of saving with income and accumulated liquid assets on a deflated per capita basis, the correlation of deflated per capita saving with income and a cyclical variable such as the ratio of current to past peak income, and the correlation of the ratio of saving to income with a cyclical variable alone."
- 5 Suffering from deflation.
"The result is striking: durables unfilled orders fell almost continuously from the beginning of 1947 until the end of the recession, and there was only a submerged second cycle in the deflated purchased-materials investment series."
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- 6 Subsided or compressed downward.
"A deflated hearth, about 5 m² in area, lay on the northernmost section of the surface concentration."
Adjective
- 1 brought low in spirit wordnet
Example
"The balloon is almost completely deflated."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "deflated"?
Common synonyms include: abated, ablated, airless, attenuated, bated, belied.
How do you use "deflated" in a sentence?
The balloon is almost completely deflated.
How do you pronounce "deflated"?
Pronounced /dɪˈfleɪtɪd/.