hyperinflation

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hyperinflation

  • /ˌhaɪpəɹɪnˈfleɪʃən/

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From hyper- + inflation.

noun hyperinflations

  1. countable, uncountable Excessive inflation. hyperinflation of the lungs
  2. countable, uncountable A very high rate of inflation. Even though ten years elapsed between the German hyperinflation of 1923 and the seizure of power by Hitler, it is often suggested that the two events are causally related.

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noun economic inflation at a very high rate

Españolhiperinflación
한국어하이퍼인플레이션 haipeoinpeulleisyeon
日本語ハイパーインフレーション Haipāinfurēshon
中文惡性通貨膨脹 /恶性通货膨胀 èxìng tōnghuò péngzhàng
हिन्दीअतिस्फीति atisphīti
Portuguêshiperinflação
Françaishyperinflation
DeutschHyperinflation
Italianoiperinflazione
Ελληνικάυπερπληθωρισμός yperplithorismós
Românăhiperinflație
Русскийгиперинфля́ция giperinfljácija

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@misc{hyperinflation_2026,
  title = {hyperinflation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hyperinflation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}