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diminished - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'diminished' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Diminished [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Diminish

Meaning of 'diminished' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . diminished [ a]
Meaning (1):
- (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
Example in sentence:
  • partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm
2 . diminished [ s]
Meaning (2):
- (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
Example in sentence:
  • a diminished fifth
Meaning (3):
- made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
Example in sentence:
  • her comments made me feel small