Word: deflation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
fla
tion
Definition: A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: inflate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To decompress (data) that was previously deflated.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: īnflātus
Language: la
Decoded: inflatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: inflated, having been blown into
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.