deflationary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈfleɪ.ʃən.ɹi/ (UK)
- /dəˈfleɪ.ʃənˌɛɹ.i/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English deflate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English deflation Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English deflationary From deflation + -ary.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Associated with or tending to cause deflation.
- (not-comparable) Belonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
Antonyms
Deriveds
deflationarily · nondeflationary · antideflationary
Translations (5)
ca deflacionista (associated with or tending to cause deflation) · fr déflationniste (associated with or tending to cause deflation) · nl deflatoir (associated with or tending to cause deflation) · pl deflacyjny (associated with or tending to cause deflation) · fi deflatorinen (associated with or tending to cause deflation)