the action of making something smaller by removing the air from inside it; the fact of becoming smaller in this way

The rate of deflation of the balloon depends on the kind of material from which it is made. 气球的漏气程度取决于生产气球的材料类型。

the situation in which something becomes weaker, or something or someone becomes less confident than before

a feeling of deflation after the party 聚会后的失落感

a reduction of the supply of money in an economy, and therefore a reduction of economic activity, that is often part of an intentional government plan to reduce prices

Compare: inflation (INCREASE)reflation

a reduction in value

There has been a deflation in/of property values. 房地产出现了贬值。