diminished
verbadjectiveattested in dialogue
- //dɪˈmɪnɪʃt//
lessened, reduced
verb
- 1
Also a form of diminishsimple past and past participle of diminish
adjective
- 1
lessened, reduced
The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.
Another well-known express to disappear on the same date was the Blue Comet of the Central of New Jersey, an all-coach luxury express which operated between New York and Atlantic City; in this case the reason is diminished patronage.
- 2
made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
She felt diminished by the report card.
- 3
reduced by a semitone
Forms
- comparative
- more diminished
- superlative
- most diminished