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disinflation

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈdɪsɪnfleɪ̯ʃən/
  • General-American: /dɪsɪnˈfleɪ̯ʃən/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈdɪsɪnflɛjʃən/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /dɪsɪnˈflɛjʃən/
  • Multicultural-London-English: /ˈdɪsɪnfleːʃən/
  • Multicultural-London-English: /dɪsɪnˈfleːʃən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH2 S IH0 N F L EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A decrease in the inflation rate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: economics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: reflation

2

noun

Meaning 2

Deflation

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, proscribed, uncountable

Topics: economics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: deflation, inflation

Broader terms: economic process

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English inflation English disinflation From dis- + inflation.