inflation vs explosion

explosion vs inflation

inflation and explosion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inflation	Yes	No	No	No
explosion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, explosion is a hypernym of inflation; that is, explosion is a word with a broader meaning than inflation:

inflation: (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
explosion: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

Other hypernyms of inflation include blowup, detonation.

inflation (noun)	explosion (noun)
the act of filling something with air	the act of exploding or bursting
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity	a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang	the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
a general and progressive increase in prices	a sudden outburst
	a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
	a sudden great increase
	the noise caused by an explosion

Difference between inflation and explosion

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