English dictionary
diminished
adjectivePronunciation
dɪˈmɪnɪʃt
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
adjective
- made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
adjective
- (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
adjective
- impaired by diminution
Example sentences
partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm
her comments made me feel small
a diminished fifth