overinflation
/ˌoʊvərɪnˈfleɪʃən/
noun
- The act of filling something with too much air or gas, causing it to swell beyond its normal or safe size.
- The mechanic warned that overinflation of the balloons might make them pop indoors.
- Overinflation of a bicycle tire can cause it to burst on a hot road.
- Overinflation of the air mattress made it too hard to sleep on comfortably.
- An economic situation where prices rise too quickly, often leading to a loss of value in money (a more extreme form of inflation).
- Economists warned that overinflation could wipe out people's savings within months.
- During the period of overinflation, the price of bread doubled every week.
- The country's overinflation made it impossible for families to afford basic groceries.
- The act of making something seem more important, valuable, or extreme than it really is; exaggeration.
- Her overinflation of his small mistake caused a huge argument at work.
- The movie's overinflation of the hero's abilities made the action scenes feel unrealistic.
- The politician's overinflation of the problem scared many people unnecessarily.
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