deflation
1. (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind - a constant deflation of the desert landscape • Topics: geology • Hypernyms: erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away 2. a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices • Ant: inflation, disinflation • Derivationally related forms: deflationary, deflate • Hypernyms: economic process 3. the act of letting the air out of something • Ant: inflation • Derivationally related forms: deflate • Hypernyms: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
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