inflated

enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness

• “had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself”
• “a hyperbolic style”

expanded by (or as if by) gas or air

• “an inflated balloon”

pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)

• “high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school”
• “a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution”

increased especially to abnormal levels

• “the raised prices frightened away customers”
• “inflated wages”
• “an inflated economy”