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disinflation vs. deflation

noun

Economics.
  1. a period or process of slowing the rate of inflation.

noun

  1. the act of deflating or the state of being deflated.

  2. Economics.,  a fall in the general price level or a contraction of credit and available money (inflation ).

  3. the erosion of sand, soil, etc., by the action of the wind.