diminished

di·min·ish

 (dĭ-mĭn′ĭsh)

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

v.tr.

1.

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.

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[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.]

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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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Thesaurus

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

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Translations

مُقَلَّل

zmenšený

formindsket

vermindert

reducido

diminué

csökkentett

minnkaîur

scemata

forminsketminsketredusert

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

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diminish

(diˈminiʃ) verb

to make or become less. Our supplies are diminishing rapidly. verminder يَقِلُّ омаловажавам diminuir zmenšit se, zkrátit se vermindern formindske μειώνω, μειώνομαιdisminuir kahandama, kahanema کم شدن؛ کاستن vähentyä diminuer לִקטוֹן, לְהָקטִין घटाना splasnuti, oslabiti csökken(t) mengurangi minnka, rÿra diminuire 減少させる 감소하다 mažėti, mažinti samazināt; samazināties menyusut slinkenminske, redusere, skjære ned på zmniejszać, maleć لږول، كمول a (se) diminua, a (se) împuţina уменьшать zmenšiť sa zmanjšati (se) smanjiti [för]minska, avta ทำให้น้อยลง azalmak 減少 зменшувати(ся); убувати گھٹنا یا گھٹانا hạ bớt, giảm bớt 减少

diˈminished adjective

(negative undiminished). verminder, inkrimp مُقَلَّل омаловажен diminuído zmenšený vermindert formindsket μειωμένος reducido vähendatud کاسته شده vähentynyt diminué מוּפחָת घटा हुआ umanjen, oslabljen csökkentett berkurang minnkaður diminuito 減少した 감소된, 반음 줄인 sumažintas samazināts menyusut verminderdminsket, redusert zmniejszony كمول diminuído diminuat уменьшенный zmenšený zmanjšan smanjen [för]minskad ซึ่งทำให้น้อยลง kısaltılmış 減少的 зменшений; принижений تخفیف شدہ bị giảm đi 减少的

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