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hyperinflated

hyperinflated adjective: inflated to an abnormal degree. Also the simple past and past participle of hyperinflate.

Adjective

hyperinflated (comparative more hyperinflated, superlative most hyperinflated)

  1. Inflated to an abnormal degree.
    • Another change that may occur from chronically hyperinflated alveoli is the formation of blebs...1992, Shirley A Jones, Advanced emergency care for paramedic practice
  2. Increased through hyperinflation.
    • There’s nothing modern about Red Lodge, which resembles a scaled-down version of Park City, Utah, minus the luxury vehicles, designer ski outfits and hyperinflated housing prices.2007 January 19, Alicia Ault, “Miner’s Shacks, Mansions and the Real-Life West”, in New York Times

Also used as

hyperinflated is also the simple past and past participle of hyperinflate.

Forms of hyperinflated

comparativemore hyperinflated
superlativemost hyperinflated

Origin of hyperinflated

From hyper- + inflated.

Questions about hyperinflated

What does hyperinflated mean?
Hyperinflated means inflated to an abnormal degree.
What part of speech is hyperinflated?
Hyperinflated is an adjective.

Words near hyperinflated in the dictionary

  1. hyperinfestations
  2. hyperinflamed
  3. hyperinflammation
  4. hyperinflammatory
  5. hyperinflate
  6. hyperinflated
  7. hyperinflates
  8. hyperinflating
  9. hyperinflation
  10. hyperinflationary
  11. hyperinflations

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