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diminished

di·mi·nis·hed

UK/dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/ US/dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/ uncommon

adjective

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(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use

  • “partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm”
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3.

(of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval

  • “a diminished fifth”
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4.

made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

  • “her comments made me feel small”
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  • diminished capacity
  • diminished fifth
  • diminished fourth
  • diminished interval
  • diminished ninth
  • diminished octave
  • diminished radix complement
  • diminished responsibility

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