diminished

1. 1
   adjective

   Made smaller in size, amount, or strength than before.

   Like a pile of sand that gets smaller each time you take a handful.

   After the surgery, his diminished strength made climbing stairs hard.

   The team played on with diminished numbers after two injuries.

   Similarreduced, lessened, weakened, impaired

   Oppositeenhanced

2. 2
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of diminish. Use this form for something that already happened.

   The crowd diminished as the rain grew heavier.

   Years of drought had diminished the once-deep lake.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Made to seem less important or valuable than someone or something really is.

   Like someone making your big win sound like no big deal.

   She felt diminished by his constant criticism of her work.

   The prize seemed diminished once everyone learned how winners were chosen.

   Similardeflated, humbled, overshadowed

   Oppositeenhanced, elevated

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4. 4
   adjective

   In music, made one half-step lower than the usual note or chord.

   Like lowering a note just a tiny bit so it sounds uneasy.

   The song ends on a diminished chord that sounds tense and unfinished.

   He played a diminished fifth to give the music an eerie feel.

   Oppositeaugmented

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