overinflation
Too much air
Overinflation is inflation beyond the proper or safe amount.
A tire can be overinflated to the point of blowout.
In economics, overinflation describes excessive increases in prices or money supply: The central bank's policies led to overinflation.
The term also applies to ego, expectations, or valuations that have been pumped up past reasonable levels.
Force upon contact
- PSIForce per area unit
- blowoutSudden tire failure
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- gaugeStandard of measurement
valve · puncture · sidewall · tread · rubber · bicycle · automotive · recommended
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- overvaluedRated beyond actual worth
- overheatedExcessively warm
- unsustainableCannot be maintained indefinitely
- irrational exuberanceUnjustified collective market optimism
tulipmania · dotcom · housing · burst · mania · frenzy · assets · equities
One who flees
- gallopingFastest equine gait
- spiralingCurving in widening circles
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- skyrocketingRising sharply and quickly
uncontrolled · rampant · excessive · wheelbarrows · worthless · trillion · Zimbabwe · Venezuela
Lowering of currency worth
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- debaseLower in quality
- weakenReduce in strength
- erosionGradual wearing away
purchasing power · exchange rate · monetary · fiat · central bank · money supply · quantitative easing · dollar
Prolonged economic decline
- stagflationStagnant growth meets inflation
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- deficitAmount still owed
debt · crisis · contraction · slowdown · bailout · insolvency · fiscal · monetary policy
pressure
Force upon contact
gauge · valve · puncture · sidewall · tread · rubber · bicycle · automotive · recommended
speculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- overvaluedRated beyond actual worth
- overheatedExcessively warm
- unsustainableCannot be maintained indefinitely
irrational exuberance · tulipmania · dotcom · housing · burst · mania · frenzy · assets · equities · real estate
runaway
One who flees
skyrocketing · uncontrolled · rampant · excessive · wheelbarrows · worthless · trillion · Zimbabwe · Venezuela · Weimar
devaluation
Lowering of currency worth
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- debaseLower in quality
- weakenReduce in strength
erosion · purchasing power · exchange rate · monetary · fiat · central bank · money supply · quantitative easing · dollar · peso
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- stagflationStagnant growth meets inflation
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
deficit · debt · crisis · contraction · slowdown · bailout · insolvency · fiscal · monetary policy · interest rates
overinflationunderinflation
Inadequate air in something
deflation · flat · low pressure · underfilled · disinflation
overinflationundervaluation
Rating below actual worth
underestimation · minimization · downplaying · underselling · understatement