diminished

1. 1

   simple past and past participle of diminishform-ofparticiplepast

1. 1

   lessened, reduced

   • The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.
2. 2

   made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable

   • She felt diminished by the report card.
3. 3

   reduced by a semitone

syn. diminished · lessened · reduced

ant. antonym(s) of · augmented