Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Deflation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind
"a constant deflation of the desert landscape"
a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
the act of letting the air out of something
An act or instance of deflating.
Deflation comes from the word deflate combined with the suffix -ion. It originally referred to the action or process of letting air out of something.