deflationism /dɪˈfleɪʃənɪzəm/ noun1 •A theory proposing that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.In “The use of force against deflationism” they argue, against several versions of deflationism, that the concept of truth must play a substantive explanatory role in an adaquate account of assertion. — 2008 formsdeflationisms