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hyperinflation

noun · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌhaɪpəɹɪnˈfleɪʃən/
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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
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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
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