Meaning

3 senses
  1. Lessened, reduced

    The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.

  2. Made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable

    She felt diminished by the report card.

    made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

  3. Reduced by a semitone

    vermindert

Translations

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By meaning 1
(music) reduced by a semitone:

Forms

more diminished, most diminished
Comparativemore diminished Lesson
Superlativemost diminished Lesson

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
antonym(s) ofaugmented

Word family

16 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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