Meaning

Empty of all the air or gas that was or could be inside..

Definitions by Sense

1. Empty of all the air or gas that was or could be inside.
2. (figurative) Disappointed; depressed, especially after having been hopeful or in high spirits.
3. Reduced or lowered.
4. (economics) Adjusted downward to compensate for inflation.
5. (economics) Suffering from deflation.
6. (geoarchaeology) Subsided or compressed downward.
7. 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.

Our self-esteem is so low, our healthy ego so deflated, that we can't imagine having a life that is truly free.

Hurt and disappointment are very deflated states to be in, with little energy to them.

Word Forms

• more deflated
• most deflated

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Use deflated when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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