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DEFLATED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deflated mean?
• DEFLATED (adjective)
The adjective DEFLATED has 1 sense:
1. brought low in spirit
Familiarity information: DEFLATED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brought low in spirit
Synonyms:
chapfallen; chopfallen; crestfallen; deflated
Context example:
left us fatigued and deflated spiritually
Similar:
dejected (affected or marked by low spirits)
Context examples
Then, the balloon at the end of the endoscope is deflated, and the endoscope is moved through the next part of the small intestine.
(DBE, NCI Dictionary)
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