Diminished - Definition

adj 1: impaired by diminution [syn: diminished, lessened,
vitiated, weakened]
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 an atrophied left arm" [syn:
atrophied, wasted, diminished] [ant: enlarged,
hypertrophied]
3: (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect
or minor musical interval; "a diminished fifth"
4: made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her
comments made me feel small" [syn: belittled, diminished,
small]