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deflated

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de·flate  (d-flt)
v. de·flat·ed, de·flat·ing, de·flates
v.tr.
1.
a. To release contained air or gas from.
b. To collapse by releasing contained air or gas.
2. To reduce or lessen the size or importance of: Losing the contest deflated my ego.
3. Economics
a. To reduce the amount or availability of (currency or credit), effecting a decline in prices.
b. To produce deflation in (an economy).
v.intr.
To be or become deflated: The balloon deflated slowly.
[de- + (in)flate.]
de·flator n.
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Adj.1.deflated - brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"
chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen
dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
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