deflation

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Synonyms: delation, dealation, reflation, elation, desolation, relation, deviation, defamation, velation, deflection, depletion

Antonyms: delation, dealation, reflation, elation, desolation, relation, deviation, defamation, velation, deflection, depletion

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Noun

1. An act or instance of [[deflate|deflating]].
2. {{lb|en|economics}} A [[decrease]] in the general price level, that is, in the [[nominal]] [[cost]] of [[goods]] and [[services]] as well as [[wages]].
3. {{lb|en|economics|euphemistic}} An economic [[contraction]].
4. {{lb|en|geology}} The [[removal]] of [[soil]] and other [[loose]] [[material]] from the [[ground]] (or another [[surface]]) by [[wind]], leaving it [[exposed]] to [[erosion]].

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