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DIMINISHED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
Example:
partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm
Synonyms:
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Sense 2
Meaning:
Made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
Example:
her comments made me feel small
Synonyms:
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Similar:
decreased; reduced (made less in size or amount or degree)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
Example:
a diminished fifth
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
decreased; reduced (made less in size or amount or degree)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Impaired by diminution
Synonyms:
diminished; lessened; vitiated; weakened
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
impaired (diminished in strength, quality, or utility)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb diminish
Context examples:
Hypoglycemia is a condition that occurs during the neonatal period, when there is abnormally diminished content of glucose in the blood (below 70 mg/dL ).
(Neonatal Hypoglycemia, NICHD)
In addition, masoprocol inhibits arachidonic acid 5-lipoxygenase (5LOX), resulting in diminished synthesis of inflammatory mediators such as prostaglandins and leukotrienes.
(Masoprocol, NCI Thesaurus)
Cellular damage due to diminished oxygen supply to the tissues.
(Ischemic Change, NCI Thesaurus)
Lisinopril, a synthetic peptide derivative, specifically and competitively inhibits ACE, which results in a decrease in the production of the potent vasoconstrictor angiotensin II and, so, diminished vasopressor activity.
(Lisinopril, NCI Thesaurus)
Professionally, you will surely be coming up in the world, and sometimes particular relatives might feel diminished in comparison to your success.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
A sign or symptom of weakness and diminished or absent energy and strength.
(Asthenia, NCI Thesaurus)
The jerks perceptibly diminished; as the sled gained momentum, he caught them up, till it was moving steadily along.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
I have always thought that a wild animal never looks so well as when some obstacle of pronounced durability is between us; a personal experience has intensified rather than diminished that idea.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
These openings grew in size, the segments diminished.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
The morning of the fourth day found the wind diminished to a gentle whisper, the sea dying down and the sun shining upon us. Oh, the blessed sun!
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
