Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperinflate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-in-flate
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To inflate excessively.

Transitive verb

verb

To be inflated excessively.

Intransitive verb

verb

To subject to hyperinflation.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Wishing for unlimited money would hyperinflate the market and make your money useless."
"As the chest wall and lungs hyperinflate, they progressively resist further inflation by virtue of their elastic recoil characteristics."
"Both economies recklessly decide to hyperinflate their currencies."

Etymology

From hyper- + inflate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperinflates (present, singular) hyperinflating (participle, present) hyperinflated (participle, past) hyperinflated (past)

Questions

What does hyperinflate mean?: To inflate excessively.
Where does hyperinflate come from?: From hyper- + inflate.

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