adjective
- inflated with too much air or gas
- excessively exaggerated or overstated
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The overinflated balloon burst when it touched the ceiling.
- Check your tire pressure; overinflated tires can be dangerous.
- His overinflated ego made him difficult to work with.
- The company’s overinflated stock price eventually crashed.
- She had an overinflated sense of her own importance.
- The overinflated basketball bounced too high on the court.