Dictionary definition · diminished
adjective
- impaired by diminution
- (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use"partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"
- (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval"a diminished fifth"
- made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)"her comments made me feel small"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).