deflated

Meaning

Adj

1. Empty of all the air or gas that was or could be inside.
2. (figuratively) Disappointed; depressed, especially after having been hopeful or in high spirits.
3. Reduced or lowered.
4. Adjusted downward to compensate for inflation.
5. Suffering from deflation.
6. Subsided or compressed downward.

Verb

simple past and past participle of deflate

deflate

1. (transitive) To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.
2. (transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
3. (transitive) To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
4. (intransitive) To become deflated.
5. (transitive) To let (someone) down, disappoint them, or put them in their place.
6. (transitive) To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.
7. (slang) To belch or flatulate

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Synonyms

shrunken

flat

crestfallen

chopfallen

chapfallen

empty

deflate

demoralised

demoralized

depressed

discouraged

dispirited

downcast

emptied

flattened

shriveled

skinny

small

useless

geknickt

collapsed

compressed

condensed

constricted

contracted

Translations

sgonfiato

desinflado

luftentleert

ensopit

entleerte

geleert

entleert

unbrauchbar

luftleer

niedergeschlagen

déprimé

inutile

dégonflé

tête basse

pansit

Sentences

He was deflated when he found the attic was completely empty .