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diminished

Dictionary definition · diminished

adjective

  1. impaired by diminution
  2. (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"
  3. (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval"a diminished fifth"
  4. made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)"her comments made me feel small"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).