Inflated
Adj.
1.
inflated
- enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style"
hyperbolic
,
exaggerated
increased
- made greater in size or amount or degree
2.
inflated
- expanded by (or as if by) gas or air; "an inflated balloon"
deflated
- collapsed through the release of gas or air
3.
inflated
- pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
high-flown
,
high-sounding
colloquialism
- a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
pretentious
- making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
4.
inflated
- increased especially to abnormal levels; "the raised prices frightened away customers"; "inflated wages"; "an inflated economy"
raised
increased
- made greater in size or amount or degree
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