deflated
IPA: dɪfɫˈeɪtɪd
adjective
- collapsed through the release of gas or air
- brought low in spirit
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Examples of "deflated" in Sentences
- The ball deflated suddenly.
- The men deflated the balloon.
- It is inflated in May and deflated in the fall.
- I was excited, deflated, excited, and then blase.
- And the Nuggets, deflated from a loss at Utah 24 hours earlier, didn't.
- His last bleak phrase deflated any reciprocal anger I might have summoned.
- Meanwhile, people try to avoid borrowing when they know they have to repay loans in deflated dollars. —
- He then projected those 'deflated' figures to claim that the annual inflation rate was 8.4% instead of 20% !
- '' To get down there and have that opportunity and not come away with any points, that was tough and it kind of deflated us after that. ''
- ` ` We were pretty solid defensively, but when we missed those easy ones, it kind of deflated us a little bit, '' coach Randy Wittman said.
- Obama, who earlier was described as deflated by the sudden turn that has seen his popularity drop, called for a bipartisan approach to this and other contentious bills.
- '' We had that letdown, we didn't get that (second-half) field goal and it kind of deflated us, '' said Kitna, who took over for Palmer and spent most of his time scrambling.
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