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- Dictionarydeflated/dɪˈfleɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. having been emptied of air or gas: "a deflated balloon"
- 2. having suddenly lost confidence or optimism: "the news left him feeling utterly deflated"
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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.
deflate. 2 meanings: 1. having lost confidence, hope, or optimism 2. voided of air or gas; not inflated.... Click for more definitions.
DEFLATE definition: 1. If something that has air or gas inside it deflates, or is deflated, it becomes smaller because…. Learn more.
1. verb. If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important. Britain's other hopes of medals were deflated earlier in the day. [VERB noun] deflated adjective. When she refused I felt deflated. 2. verb.
IPA guide. Definitions of deflated. adjective. brought low in spirit. “left us fatigued and deflated spiritually”. synonyms: chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen. dejected. affected or marked by low spirits.
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.
Definition of deflate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
deflate. 2 senses: 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.
feeling less confident and positive than before: Her criticism left me feeling a little 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. be in a funk idiom. displeased. dissatisfied. distraught. distressed. dog.
