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diminished

Syllabification: (di·min·ished)
Pronunciation: /diˈminiSHt/
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Definition of diminished

adjective

  • 1made smaller or less:a diminished role for local government
  • [predic.] made to seem less impressive or valuable:she felt diminished by the report
  • 2 [attributive] Music denoting or containing an interval that is one semitone less than the corresponding minor or perfect interval:a diminished fifth

diminished in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of diminished in the British & World English dictionary