diminished

Meaning

Verb

simple past and past participle of diminish

Adj

1. lessened, reduced
2. made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
3. reduced by a semitone

diminish

1. (transitive) To make smaller.
2. (intransitive) To become less or smaller.
3. (transitive) To make appear smaller than in reality; to dismiss as unimportant.
4. (transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
5. (intransitive) To taper.
6. (intransitive) To disappear gradually.
7. (transitive) To take away; to subtract.

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Synonyms

reduced

lessened

decreased

belittled

wasted

small

thin

emaciated

atrophied

vitiated

waned

lost

weakened

shortened

lacking

lazy

let down

lower

mitigated

on sale

perish

scorned

slow

soft

tarnished

undermined

unloved

weak

worn away

become small

become lean

be decreased

reduced in number

be lessened

got lost

bated

cease to exist

curtailed

declined

decrease

destroyed

died

diminish

disparaged

disturbed

expended

impaired

interrupted

Translations

diminué

réduit

verminderte

scemata

ridotto

vermindert

miniatus

اغضائ

اغضاؤ

أغضاؤ

beeinträchtigte

ermäßigt

gelindert

gemildert

empetitit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/

Sentences

The diminished seventh contains two diminished fifths , which often resolve inwards .