What does inflated mean?
Definitions for inflated
ɪnˈfleɪ tɪdin·flat·ed
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Princeton's WordNet
hyperbolic, inflatedadjective
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
"a hyperbolic style"
high-flown, high-sounding, inflatedadjective
pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
"high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
Wiktionary
inflatedadjective
Filled with air or fluid
The inflated balloons danced in the breeze.
inflatedadjective
Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc.
His inflated belly looked uncomfortable.
inflatedadjective
In a state of higher cost.
His inflated prices made the vendor unpopular.
inflatedadjective
Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego)
inflatedadjective
Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show
The inflated speech did not impress the audience.
inflatedadjective
Higher that the true figure
inflated incidence figures
ChatGPT
inflated
Inflated generally refers to the condition of being expanded, increased or enlarged beyond normal levels. This could refer to physical objects like balloons being filled with gas, but often it is used metaphorically to refer to things like prices, egos, or statistics being increased excessively or beyond their actual value. It could also mean misrepresented or exaggerated.
Webster Dictionary
Inflated
of Inflate
Inflatedadjective
filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated with gas
Inflatedadjective
turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style
Inflatedadjective
hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp
Inflatedadjective
distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc
Entomology
Inflated
blown up; distended bladder-like.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of inflated in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of inflated in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of inflated in a Sentence
I just feel crushed. I don't know how else to explain it, it's like, there's got to be more. ... We had inflated Mueller into this giant balloon and now it's like all the air has come out and I don't know how I feel. I just, I just feel deflated and defeated.
People are starting to realize that in the private market it's not always better, particularly with inflated valuations, atlassian is certainly going to bring that conversation to the forefront again.
It’s unfortunate because we’re coming up in the 20th anniversary, there are a lot of young people who have no living memory of 9/11 … When you have all these comparisons and analogies, which are inflated and ridiculous, it minimizes what actually happened, and that’s what’s happening here. It’s a deliberate ploy.
Everything's so inflated, it's actually absurd.
The misinformation led to a significant overstatement of profits and hence to an artificially inflated share price during the relevant period.
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