noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌhaɪpəɹɪnˈfleɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:HH AY2 P ER0 IH0 N F L EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Excessive inflation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
hyperinflation of the lungs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A very high rate of inflation.
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: none provided
History
Etymology
From hyper- + inflation.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
հիպերինֆլյացիա
(hiperinflyacʻia)
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Azerbaijani:
hiperinflyasiya
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Basque:
hiperinflazio
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Belarusian:
гіперінфля́цыя
(hipjerinfljácyja)
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Catalan:
hiperinflació
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Chinese Cantonese:
惡性通貨膨脹 /恶性通货膨胀
(ngok3 sing3 tung1 fo3 paang4 zoeng3)
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Chinese Mandarin:
惡性通貨膨脹 /恶性通货膨胀
(èxìng tōnghuò péngzhàng)
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Czech:
hyperinflace
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Danish:
hyperinflation
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Dutch:
hyperinflatie
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Esperanto:
inflaciego
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Estonian:
hüperinflatsioon
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Finnish:
hyperinflaatio
— economic inflation at a very high rate
French:
hyperinflation
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Georgian:
ჰიპერინფლაცია
(hiṗerinplacia)
— economic inflation at a very high rate
German:
Hyperinflation
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Greek:
υπερπληθωρισμός
(yperplithorismós)
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Hindi:
अतिस्फीति
(atisphīti)
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Hungarian:
hiperinfláció
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Icelandic:
óðaverðbólga
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Indonesian:
hiperinflasi
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Irish:
hipearbhoilsciú
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Italian:
iperinflazione
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Japanese:
ハイパーインフレーション
(Haipāinfurēshon)
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Korean:
하이퍼인플레이션
(haipeoinpeulleisyeon)
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Latvian:
hiperinflācija
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Lithuanian:
hiperinfliacija
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Macedonian:
хиперинфлација
(hiperinflacija)
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Malay:
inflasi hiper
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Norwegian Bokmål:
hyperinflasjon
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hyperinflasjon
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Polish:
hiperinflacja
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Portuguese:
hiperinflação
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Romanian:
hiperinflație
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Russian:
гиперинфля́ция
(giperinfljácija)
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Serbo-Croatian:
hiperinflacija
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Slovak:
hyperinflácia
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Slovene:
hiperinflacija
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Spanish:
hiperinflación
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Swedish:
hyperinflation
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Turkish:
hiperenflasyon
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Ukrainian:
гіперінфля́ція
(hiperinfljácija)
— economic inflation at a very high rate
Uzbek:
giperinflyatsiya
— economic inflation at a very high rate