Deflationist

/dɪˈfleɪʃənɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who believes in or advocates for deflationary economic policies, or someone who supports reducing inflation.

Etymology

From deflation plus the suffix -ist (one who practices or advocates). Emerged in economic discourse of the 20th century.

Kelly Says

Deflationists in the 1930s argued for tight money policies thinking it would stabilize prices, but many economists now believe this made the Great Depression catastrophically worse!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ደፍላሽን
en-deh deh-fla-sheen
ARالعربية
مُضخم
moo-dakh-im
BNবাংলা
অবনমনমূলক
obon-mo-no-mul-ko
CACatalà
deflacionari
deh-fla-thee-o-na-ree
CSČeština
deflační
deh-fla-tsee-nee
DADansk
deflationær
deh-fla-thee-ar
DEDeutsch
Deflationstiker
deh-fla-thee-on-sti-ker
ELΕλληνικά
υφελληνικός
ee-feh-lee-nee-kos
ESEspañol
deflacionista
deh-fla-thee-oh-nee-sta
FAفارسی
ضد تورمی
pid-toor-mee
FISuomi
deflaatiollinen
deh-fla-tee-oh-li-nen
FRFrançais
déflationniste
deh-fla-n-seehn-ist
GUGU
વિનાશક
vee-na-shak
HAHA
hakurin
ha-koo-reen
HEעברית
משבר מחירים
mishe-ver mi-cha-reem
HIहिन्दी
मुद्रास्फीतिरोधी
moo-dra-s-phee-tee-roh-dee
HUMagyar
deflációs
deh-fla-thee-os
IDBahasa Indonesia
deflasi
deh-fla-see
IGIG
ikpe
ee-kpeh
ITItaliano
deflazionista
deh-fla-tsee-o-nee-sta
JA日本語
デフレ主義者
defure-shugi-sha
KKKK
жауапкершілік
jaw-ap-ker-shee-lik
KMKM
ការប្រឆាំង
ka-ar pra-cha-ang
KO한국어
침체론자
chim-che-ron-ja
MRMR
निष्क्रिय
nish-kri-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
deflasi
deh-fla-see
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည် တိုးတက်
pyan-lee toe-deh-teh
NLNederlands
deflationair
deh-fla-tsee-air
NONorsk
deflasjonær
deh-fla-sjon-ar
PAPA
દિમાગી
dee-ma-gee
PLPolski
deflacyjny
deh-fla-tsee-ee
PTPortuguês
deflacionista
deh-fla-thee-oh-na-ree-sta
RORomână
deflaționist
deh-fla-thee-on-ist
RUРусский
дефляционист
deh-fl-yats-ee-on-ist
SVSvenska
deflationär
deh-fla-thee-ar
SWKiswahili
kupungufu
koo-poon-goo-foo
TAதமிழ்
மதிப்பீடு
math-pee-doo
TEతెలుగు
దెఫ్లేషన్
deh-flay-shan
THไทย
หดตัว
hot-tua
TLTL
pagbaba ng presyo
pa-ga-ba-ba ng preh-syo
TRTürkçe
enflasyoncu
en-fla-syon-koo
UKУкраїнська
дефляційний
deh-flay-tsi-ynyi
URاردو
انخفاض
in-kha-faad
VITiếng Việt
lạm phát
lam phat
YOYO
gba gba
gba gba
ZH中文
通货紧缩主义者
tōnghuò jǐnzhú zhǔyì zhě
ZUZU
ukuphela
oo-koo-peh-la

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