diminished

British  

/ dɪˈmɪnɪʃt /

adjective

1. reduced or lessened; made smaller

2. music denoting any minor or perfect interval reduced by a semitone

3. music denoting a triad consisting of the root plus a minor third and a diminished fifth

4. music (postpositive) (esp in jazz or pop music) denoting a diminished seventh chord having as its root the note specified

   B diminished

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Example Sentences

“Placing assets in a properly structured trust can protect them from fraud and undue influence. In cases of diminished capacity, legal guardianship may be necessary to prevent financial abuse.”

From MarketWatch

My fear is that the plays are too expansive for the diminished scale of dramatic production today.

From Los Angeles Times

Even with a diminished supreme leader, the regime is making decisions and executing plans.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also diminished the country’s sense of being English.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Cairo has diminished in influence, and other former powers in Iraq and Syria are weak following years of war.

From The Wall Street Journal

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