(transitive, economics) To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
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(transitive) To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.
deflate someone's ego
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(transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink.
Scotland's first match at a men's major finals in 23 years ended in anguish after Patrik Schick's incredible halfway-line goal helped the Czech Republic inflict a deflating opening Euro 2020 defeat at Hampden.
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