di·min·ish

(dĭ-mĭn′ĭsh)

v. di·min·ished, di·min·ish·ing, di·min·ish·es

v.tr.

a. To make smaller or less; reduce or lessen. See Synonyms at decrease.

b. To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of: "Her upper-class perfection ... somehow diminished me" (Shirley Abbott).

2. To cause to taper.

3. Music To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.

v.intr.

1. To become smaller or less.

2. To taper.

[Middle English diminishen, blend of diminuen, to lessen (from Old French diminuer, from Latin dīminuere, variant of dēminuere : dē-, de- + minuere, to lessen) and minishen, to reduce (from Old French minuiser, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, from Latin minūtia, smallness, from minūtus, small, from past participle of minuere); see mei- in Indo-European roots.]

di·min′ish·a·ble adj.

di·min′ish·ment n.

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diminished

(dɪˈmɪnɪʃt)

adj

1. reduced or lessened; made smaller

2. (Music, other) music denoting any minor or perfect interval reduced by a semitone

3. (Music, other) music denoting a triad consisting of the root plus a minor third and a diminished fifth

4. (Jazz) music (postpositive) (esp in jazz or pop music) denoting a diminished seventh chord having as its root the note specified: B diminished.

5. (Pop Music) music (postpositive) (esp in jazz or pop music) denoting a diminished seventh chord having as its root the note specified: B diminished.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	diminished - impaired by diminution lessened, vitiated, weakened impaired - diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight"
	2.	diminished - (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" atrophied, wasted
	3.	diminished - (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval; "a diminished fifth" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner decreased, reduced - made less in size or amount or degree
	4.	diminished - made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small" belittled, small decreased, reduced - made less in size or amount or degree

Translations

مُقَلَّل

zmenšený

formindsket

vermindert

reducido

diminué

csökkentett

minnkaîur

scemata

forminsket minsket redusert

zmenšený

kısaltılmış

减少的

diminished

[dɪˈmɪnɪʃt]

A. ADJ [value] → reducido; [ability] → limitado (Mus) [interval] → disminuido
a diminished staff → una plantilla reducida

B. CPD diminished responsibility N (Jur) → responsabilidad f disminuida

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diminished

[dɪˈmɪnɪʃt] adj (value, importance) → ridotto/a

diminish

(diˈminiʃ) verb

to make or become less. Our supplies are diminishing rapidly.

diˈminished adjective

(negative undiminished).