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deflated

/dɪˈfleɪtɪd/

deflatedadjective

more deflated

Comp.

most deflated

Super.

/dɪˈfleɪtɪd/

Translations

abattuSe dit d’une personne qui a perdu confiance, espoir ou enthousiasme.

After hearing the bad news, she felt deflated and couldn't focus on her work.

Après avoir appris la mauvaise nouvelle, elle s’est sentie abattue et n’a pas pu se concentrer sur son travail.

dégonfléPour un ballon, un pneu ou tout objet ayant perdu son air ou sa pression.

The deflated balloon lay on the floor after the party.

Le ballon dégonflé était sur le sol après la fête.

Additional translations

déflatéEmploi économique : corrigé de l’inflation, exprimé en prix constants.

Definitions

Having lost confidence, hope, or enthusiasm.

After hearing the bad news, she felt deflated and couldn't focus on her work.

Reduced in size, volume, or pressure, typically referring to an object like a balloon or tire.

The deflated balloon lay on the floor after the party.

Adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; expressed in constant prices or real terms.

The deflated GDP figures give a clearer picture of economic growth.

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Antonyms

deflateverb

deflated

Past Simple

deflated

Past Simple

deflated

Past Participle

deflating

ing-form

/dɪˈfleɪt/

Translations

dégonfler

He deflated the balloon by letting the air out slowly.

Il a dégonflé le ballon en laissant sortir l'air lentement.

faire baisserSurtout en économie ou pour une valeur mesurable.

The central bank's policy was designed to deflate the economy to control inflation.

La politique de la banque centrale visait à faire baisser l'économie pour maîtriser l'inflation.

démoraliserAu sens figuré, pour une personne ou son moral.

Her harsh criticism deflated his ego.

Sa critique sévère l'a démoralisé.

se dégonflerEmploi intransitif, pour un objet qui perd de l'air ou du gaz.

The air mattress deflated during the night.

Le matelas pneumatique s'est dégonflé pendant la nuit.

Definitions

To release air or gas from something, causing it to shrink or collapse.

He deflated the balloon by letting the air out slowly.

To reduce the level of something, such as prices or importance.

The central bank's policy was designed to deflate the economy to control inflation.

To make someone feel less confident or important.

Her harsh criticism deflated his ego.

To lose air or gas and shrink or collapse.

The air mattress deflated during the night.

Synonyms

let out

Antonyms

deflatepast participle

deflated

Used attributively to describe something that has lost air or confidence (e.g., "a deflated tire", "a deflated ego").

Translations

dégonfléAu sens propre ; au figuré, peut aussi exprimer un manque d'entrain ou de confiance.

After the defeat, the team looked utterly deflated.

Après la défaite, l'équipe avait l'air complètement dégonflée.

Additional translations

abattuAu sens figuré, pour une personne démoralisée ou découragée.

Definitions

Having lost air or gas and therefore shrunk or collapsed; figuratively, having lost confidence or enthusiasm.

After the defeat, the team looked utterly deflated.

Synonyms

deflated

deflated (physically)

let down

deflategerund / present participle

Definitions

Causing a loss of confidence, pride, or value; making something or someone feel or appear smaller or less important.

It was a deflating moment when the project was rejected.

Allowing air or gas to escape and therefore shrinking or collapsing.

They pulled over to fix the deflating tire before it went completely flat.

deflateproper noun

Definitions

A lossless data-compression algorithm that combines LZ77 sliding-window compression with Huffman coding, widely used in ZIP, gzip, and PNG formats.

PNG images are compressed using DEFLATE to reduce their file size.