Deflated

de;flate pronunciation: function: verb inflected form(s): de;flat;ed; de;flat;ingetymology: de- + -flate (as in inflate)date: 1891transitive verb 1 : to release air or gas from lt;deflate a tiregt;2 : to reduce in size, importance, or effectiveness lt;deflate his ego with cutting remarksgt;3 : to reduce (a price level) or cause (a volume of credit) to contractintransitive verb : to lose firmness through or as if through the escape of contained gassynonyms see contract— de;fla;tor also de;fla;ter noun