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deflated

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈfleɪtɪd/

From the verb deflate: (⇒ conjugate)
deflated is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•flate /dɪˈfleɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -flat•ed, -flat•ing. 
  1. [ + obj] to release the air or gas from (something inflated):They deflated the tire tubes and changed the outer walls.
  2. [no obj] (of something inflated) to have the air or gas be released from:The tire quickly deflated when it was punctured by the nail.
  3. [ + obj] to lessen or reduce (one's hopes);
    dash:The bad news really deflated our hopes for improvement.
  4. [ + obj] to reduce (currency or prices) from an inflated condition:The economy was badly deflated.
See -flat-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•flate  (di flāt),USA pronunciation v., -flat•ed, -flat•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. 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. to depress or reduce (a person or a person's ego, hopes, spirits, etc.);
    puncture;
    dash:Her rebuff thoroughly deflated me.
  3. Economics, Businessto reduce (currency, prices, etc.) from an inflated condition;
    to affect with deflation.

v.i. 
  1. to become deflated.
  • Latin dēflātus blown off, away (past participle of dēflāre), equivalent. to dē- de- + fl(āre) to blow + -ātus -ate1
  • 1890–95
de•flator, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
deflate /dɪˈfleɪt/ vb
  1. to collapse or cause to collapse through the release of gas
  2. (transitive) to take away the self-esteem or conceit from
  3. to cause deflation of (an economy, the money supply, etc)
Etymology: 19th Century: from de- + ( in) flate
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