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| 1. | [ adjective ] impaired by diminution | |
| Synonyms: | lessened weakened vitiated | |
| Related terms: | impaired | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | |
| Synonyms: | small belittled | |
| Examples: | "her comments made me feel small" |
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| Related terms: | decreased | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval | |
| Examples: | "a diminished fifth" |
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| Related terms: | music decreased | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use | |
| Synonyms: | atrophied wasted | |
| Examples: | "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm" |
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| Related terms: | hypertrophied | |
| Similar spelling: |
diminish diminishing |
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