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adjective. uk / dɪˈfleɪ.tɪd / us / dɪˈfleɪ.t̬ɪd / Add to word list. feeling less confident and positive than before: Her criticism left me feeling a bit deflated. Synonym. crestfallen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom.
DEFLATE definition: 1. If something that has air or gas inside it deflates, or is deflated, it becomes smaller because…. Learn more.
verb. contract, shrink, condense, compress, constrict, deflate mean to decrease in bulk or volume. contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or length. shrink implies a contracting or a loss of material and stresses a falling short of original dimensions.
Deflate definition: to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon). See examples of DEFLATE used in a sentence.
deflate. 2 meanings: 1. having lost confidence, hope, or optimism 2. voided of air or gas; not inflated.... Click for more definitions.
1. a. To release contained air or gas from. b. To collapse by releasing contained air or gas. 2. To reduce or lessen the size or importance of: Losing the contest deflated my ego. 3. Economics. a. To reduce the amount or availability of (currency or credit), effecting a decline in prices. b. To produce deflation in (an economy). v.intr.
deflated adjective. When she refused I felt deflated. 2. verb. When something such as a tyre or balloon deflates, or when you deflate it, all the air comes out of it. When it returns to shore, the life-jacket will deflate and revert to a harness. [VERB] ...a deflated dinghy. [VERB-ed] We deflate the tyres to make it easier to cross the desert.
brought low in spirit. “left us fatigued and deflated spiritually”. synonyms: chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen. dejected. affected or marked by low spirits.
Definition of deflate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Other forms: deflated; deflating; deflates. To deflate is to let the air out of something. If you deflate the tires on your brother's bike, he won't be able to ride it until he gets them pumped up again. You can deflate anything that's full of air or another gas: an air mattress, an inflatable sled, a helium balloon, or the tires on your car.
