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diminution
noun
(dim-i-nu-tion)
the act of decreasing or reducing something
Synonyms:
decrease
,
reduction
, step-down,
diminution
noun
(dim-i-nu-tion)
change toward something smaller or lower
Synonyms:
decline
,
diminution
noun
(dim-i-nu-tion)
the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
Antonyms:
augmentation
,
Words Related to
diminution
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decrease
,
reduction
,
decline
,
step-down
,
diminishment
,
diminishing
,
deterioration
,
erosion
,
lessening
,
curtailment
,
decreasing
,
reduced
,
shrinkage
,
weakening
,
depletion
,
impairment
,
loss
,
shrinking
,
decrement
,
reducing
,
dwindling
,
downsizing
,
depreciation
,
reduce
,
drop
,
leakage
,
drawdown
,
derogation
,
lowering
,
shortage
,
shortfall
,
disengagement
,
cut
,
fall
,
depression
,
downregulation
,
degradation
,
concomitant
,
amelioration
,
impoverishment
,
excess
,
deprivation
,
reassertion
,
consequence
,
impracticability
,
usurpation
,
increase
,
imminution
,
disproportion
,
abridgement
,
dissipation
,
renunciation
,
decimation
,
disinterestedness
,
overestimation
,
reversion
,
degeneration
,
xxxii
,
batement
,
abridgment
,
disruption
,
enfeeblement
,
reversal
,
atrophy
,
effacement
,
demoralization
,
interruption
,
detraction
,
dislocation
,
abrogation
,
accentuation
,
relinquishment
,
renascence
,
ineffectuality
,
escalation
,
retrogression
,
perturbation
,
repudiation
,
redefinition
,
protraction
,
deprecation
,
abdication
,
dilution
,
underestimation
,
efflorescence
,
liberality
,
discontinuity
,
denudation
,
immateriality
,
slippage
,
pauperisation
,
softening
,
insufficiency
,
derangement
,
alkalosis
,
functional obsolescence
,
minoration
,
perpetuation
,
reevaluation
,
reallocation
,
diminution
Examples by Brain Bank Users
By: Jamie
From:
Words From Novels or Stories - Dec 2018
The dollar had a diminution on the world stage after the euro was introduced, but ultimately it regained its strength.