diminished
adjectiveUK /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
US /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
Made smaller or less than before.
The loud music diminished as the car drove away.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Made to seem less important or valuable.
She felt diminished by their unkind words.
3. In music, a chord or interval made smaller by one semitone.
The song ends on a diminished chord that sounds tense.
4. Reduced in strength or intensity, as of sound or light.
His hearing is diminished in one ear.