Definition of diminished

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Definition of diminished

  • impaired by diminution (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. lessened
    2. vitiated
    3. weakened
  • (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. atrophied
    2. wasted
  • made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. belittled
    2. small
  • (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a diminished fifth

See definition of diminished in Merriam Webster