1. Made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
   "her comments made me feel diminished";
   - belittled, small
    
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 a diminished left arm";
   - atrophied, wasted
    
3. Impaired by diminution
   "His diminished eyesight made reading difficult";
   - lessened, vitiated, weakened
    
4. (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
   "a diminished fifth"

1. Become reduced in amount, level, intensity, or value
   "The amount of homework diminished towards the end of the semester";
   - decrease, lessen, fall, come down, go down, sink, dent
    
2. Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
   "don't diminish your colleagues";
   - belittle

See also: decreased, impaired, reduced

Type of: change magnitude, decrease, lessen, minify

Encyclopedia: Diminished