inflated
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4.9
- adjective
- /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/
:
inflado
- The third trait that you will start to see with narcissists is they have this inflated sense of self.
Even the great must fall inflated pride must be flattened.
- Even the great must fall inflated pride must be flattened.
- Arrogance is sort of a complex Stew of entitlement, inflated self esteem, ego, and contempt.
- And people make these analysis usually with inflated repair costs, inflated selling costs.
- So I'm always kind of got a inflated or stretched out heart muscle and then I'm doing work against a downstream load.
- Given how inflated asset rices are, the bust that would follow would probably be unusually severe and protracted.
- They do provide a valuable service, but the value of that service is sometimes inflated in ways to the point where it is no longer valuable to you.
- because your little becoming inflated personality,
- A rabbit inflated and foul with mixomatosis.
Examples
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Which I guess is a good segue into GPU prices, which have also been inflated due to demand from cryptocurrency miners.
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The article provided an inflated estimate of the project's success, making it seem much more successful than it actually was.
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Because they had their, you know, inflated expectations.
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And therefore you have like inflated beliefs about yourself.
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You must not prescribe inflated value or power to anybody that wants to harm you.
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They do provide a valuable service, but the value of that service is sometimes inflated in ways to the point where it is no longer valuable to you.
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Because most people's egos are so inflated and so fragile that they won't allow people to see them be bad at something.
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Given how inflated asset rices are, the bust that would follow would probably be unusually severe and protracted.
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Many advertisements have an inflated portrayal of their products to attract more customers.
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His inflated claims about his achievements impressed some people but raised doubts among others.
Synonyms
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5.7
Exaggerated and showy in style or speech
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7.5
Exaggerated language not meant to be taken literally
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5.5
Made to seem much better than it really is
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4.8
Too full of air or seen as more important than it really is
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8.0
People make it seem more exciting or important than it is
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4.1
Made to look bigger or more important than it really is
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8.2
Seeming important or impressive but lacking real meaning and honesty
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8.9
Using words or ideas that sound grand and showy but feel unrealistic
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5.1
Given too much attention so it seems better than it is
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6.8
Saying something with too much force so it sounds fake
Makes something seem bigger or more important than it really is
Made to seem bigger or more important than it really is
Antonyms
How Exaggerated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word inflated comes from the Latin inflare, which means 'to blow into', so picture blowing up a balloon to make it bigger. That's why we call prices, claims, or an ego inflated when they are made bigger or seem more important than they really are.