Adjective
1. enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness;
"had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself""a hyperbolic style"2. expanded by (or as if by) gas or air;
"an inflated balloon"3. pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals);
"high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school""a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"4. increased especially to abnormal levels;
"the raised prices frightened away customers""inflated wages""an inflated economy"