Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diminished

/dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: di-min-ished
IPA: /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of diminish

adj

lessened, reduced

adj

made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable

adj

reduced by a semitone

Example Sentences

"The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome."
"Another well-known express to disappear on the same date was the Blue Comet of the Central of New Jersey, an all-coach luxury express which operated between New York and Atlantic City; in this case the reason is diminished patronage."
"She felt diminished by the report card."

Inflected Forms

more diminished (comparative) most diminished (superlative)

Derived Forms

bidiminished tridiminished undiminished

Phrases

diminished capacity diminished fifth diminished fourth diminished interval diminished ninth diminished octave diminished radix complement diminished responsibility

Frequently Paired Words

perfect

Synonyms

diminished lessened reduced atrophied wasted belittled small vitiated weakened

Antonyms

antonym(s) of augmented

Rhymes With

finished unfinished undiminished refinished semifinished

Questions

How do you pronounce diminished?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/.
What does diminished mean?: simple past and past participle of diminish

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