hyperinflated

adjective

hy·​per·​in·​flat·​ed ˌhī-pər-in-ˈflā-təd How to pronounce hyperinflated (audio)
: extremely or excessively inflated: marked or affected by hyperinflation
a hyperinflated lung
hyperinflated economies/prices
What happened next became a lesson in how not to manage hyperinflated expectations.Mark Sappenfield

Examples of hyperinflated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Henry and his acolytes realized that simply hunting for undervalued players in the hyperinflated European market wasn’t going to cut it. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 20 May 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hyperinflated was in 1882

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“Hyperinflated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperinflated. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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