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Mihuandrei1991 Posted 9 years ago
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What does "inflated or deflated" mean in this context?

Any thought that you have had about yourself, however deflated or inflated, is not who you are.

  

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inflated - exaggerated on the positive side. For example, Marge earns $10 per hour, but she inflates the figure to $35 when she talks to her friends. It makes them believe she has a very important job.

  • inflated - exaggerated on the positive side.
  • For example, Marge earns $10 per hour, but she inflates the figure to $35 when she talks to her friends.
  • It makes them believe she has a very important job.
  • deflated - exaggerated on the negative side.
  • For example: Mark went into his boss' office expecting that he was going to get a big raise.
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inflated - exaggerated on the positive side. For example, Marge earns $10 per hour, but she inflates the figure to $35 when she talks to her friends. It makes them believe she has a very important job.

deflated - exaggerated on the negative side. For example: Mark went into his boss' office expecting that he was going to get a big raise. But his boss said that h

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