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Word:
diminished
IPA transcription: [dɪm'ɪnɪʃt]
Pronunciations of diminished
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adverb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened
Meaning:
impaired by diminution
Usage examples
He diminished down the hill.
The little Ruggleses hung their diminished heads.
It was not, however, common air, for it was not diminished by nitrous air.
The hubbub among the servants rather increased than diminished as this crisis approached.
Still further, his confidence in the worthy Picard, at one time so great, diminished day by day.
She had not gone far when the moon rose, and from behind the clouds diminished the darkness a little.
Seeing her laugh, his uneasiness on her account diminished, and he addressed her in a vivacious tone himself.
To the North, the proportion of slaves steadily diminished although chattel servitude was on the same legal footing as in the South.
He complains very bitterly of this at a dinner-party, but his respect for Goethe has not diminished through this personal experience.
The number of establishments has been diminished as the staple products that can be transported have come to be made in larger factories.
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