Diminished
/dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of diminish form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 lessened, reduced
"The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome."
- 2 made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
"She felt diminished by the report card."
- 3 reduced by a semitone
Adjective
- 1 (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use wordnet
- 2 made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) wordnet
- 3 (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval wordnet
- 4 impaired by diminution wordnet
Example
More examples"Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster."