deflated
/dɪˈfleɪtɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Disappointed; depressed, especially after having been hopeful or in high spirits.
adj
Adjusted downward to compensate for inflation.
adj
adj
verb
simple past and past participle of deflate
Example Sentences
- "While, of course it is not advisable to run on a deflated tire, tests have been made which showed that this type of tire was not damaged after it was running several miles."
- "Except for turnings with a deflated rear tire as an outerside tire, difference in the performance is small between fixed control and manual control."
- "The very deflated basketball in part c has no bounce at all, and a maxiumu amount of kinetic energy is lost during the completely inelastic collision."
- "According to an aspect of some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a method for dissecting tissue, including inserting an inflatable bladder, in a deflated state, via an introducer tube, into a space in a body, and inflating the bladder to a substantially planar form, thereby dissecting tissue."
- "She puts a deflated balloon on a balance and shows the students that it has a mass of 10 g."
- "I sat down in the lounge at K.G. very deflated and also concerned."
Inflected Forms
more deflated (comparative)
most deflated (superlative)