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diminished

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diminished in WordNet English dictionary

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