'deflation' definitions:
Definition of 'deflation'
(from WordNet)
noun
(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"
noun
A contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices [ant: disinflation, inflation, rising prices]
noun
The act of letting the air out of something [ant: inflation]
Definition of 'deflation'
From: GCIDE
- deflation \deflation\ n.
- 1. the act or process of deflating. [PJC]
- 2. a fall in the average prices of goods and services; -- usually associated with contraction of economic activity. Opposite of inflation. Compare disinflation. [PJC]
- 3. the reduction of available credit or a contraction of economic activity resulting from or associated with a decline of prices. [WordNet 1.5]
- 4. the act of letting the air out of something. [WordNet 1.5]
- 5. (Geol.) the erosion of land structures such as sand or soil due to the action of wind. --RHUD [PJC]
Synonyms of 'deflation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abasement,
- abatement,
- abridgment,
- alleviation,
- attenuation,
- break,
- breakdown,
- cave-in,
- cheapening,
- collapse,
- comedown,
- contraction,
- crash,
- cropper,
- cut,
- dampening,
- damping,
- debasement,
- decline,
- decrease,
- decrement,
- decrescence,
- deduction,
- depreciation,
- depression,
- descent,
- devaluation,
- diminishment,
- diminution,
- disgrace,
- dive,
- downfall,
- dump,
- dying,
- dying off,
- embarrassment,
- extenuation,
- fade-out,
- fall,
- hangdog look,
- humbled pride,
- humiliation,
- implosion,
- languishment,
- lessening,
- letdown,
- letup,
- lowering,
- markdown,
- miniaturization,
- mitigation,
- mortification,
- nose dive,
- plummet,
- plummeting,
- plunge,
- pratfall,
- price cut,
- price fall,
- price reduction,
- prostration,
- put-down,
- reduction,
- relaxation,
- sag,
- sagging,
- scaling down,
- self-abasement,
- self-abnegation,
- self-diminishment,
- setdown,
- shame,
- shamefacedness,
- shamefastness,
- simplicity,
- slash,
- slump,
- smash,
- stumble,
- subtraction,
- tailspin,
- tumble,
- weakening