sgonfiare
Pronunciation: /zɡonˈfja.re/
“sgonfiare” is an Italian word. Its 10 meanings in English:
verb
- to deflate, to let down (to let the air out of)
- to reduce the swelling of
- to bring down a peg or two, to reduce (someone or something) to the right level
- to deemphasize (a news item or fact), to reduce in importance
- to bore, to annoy
- to deflate
- to subside (of something swollen)
- to lose self-importance, to deflate
- to lose importance (of a news item or fact)
- to puff out (of a dress)
Etymology
From s- + gonfiare (“to blow up”).
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