misinflate

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ inflate

Verb

misinflate (third-person singular simple present misinflates, present participle misinflating, simple past and past participle misinflated)

1. To inflate improperly.
   • 1982, Saturday Review - Volume 9, Issues 1-6:

     This unit uses sophiscated integrated circuits, so the machine itself can tell you if the cuff is misaligned or misinflated or if the batteries are weak.

   • 1989, Richard Eldridge, Charles and Harriett Cox McDowell, On Moral Personhood, page 127:

     But is there anything that anyone just naturally does, as long as one is not distracted or misinflated by so-called artificial moral ideals?

   • 1994, Annual Connectors and Interconnection Technology Symposium Proceedings, volume 27, page 43:

     Electric discharges are arrested via the ground contact so that the airbag cannot misinflate.

   • 2008, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Improving Roadway Safety, page 86:

     According to a 2005 report approximately 74% of all 15-passenger vans had at least one tire misinflated by 25% or more.