DIMINISHED

• (adj.) (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"

  synonyms : atrophied , wasted

• (adj.) made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

  "her comments made me feel small"

  synonyms : belittled , small

• (adj.) (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval

  "a diminished fifth"

• (adj.) impaired by diminution

  synonyms : lessened , vitiated , weakened

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