diminished
berkurang
definition
verb
a tax whose purpose is to diminish spending
make or become less.
adjective
a diminished role for local government
made smaller or less.
a diminished fifth
denoting or containing an interval that is one semitone less than the corresponding minor or perfect interval.
example
‘Ok,’ I play it in its Major, minor, Augmented and 'diminished' forms then look up at him again.
This may have resulted in a 'diminished' contrast between the treatment groups.
The new direction was toward shifting responsibility away from the federal government, which indicated a 'diminished' civil works role for the Corps of Engineers.
Each dive in the Cove was a life-changing experience - a coruscating kaleidoscope of natural beauty that left him strangely 'diminished' .
The 'diminished' sharing reduced the effectiveness of our interrogations and eventually convinced the command to end our support of the operation.
Below the dizzying 'diminished' arpeggios and harmonized runs lie massive, memorable riffs.
Hypoandrogenemia results in decreased bone density, increased lean body mass, 'diminished' libido, and decreased quality of life.
Precious few ghosts survive from that which passes for medieval Berlin, and even those from Neoclassical Berlin are much 'diminished' .
And several times in the book a 'diminished' fifth rather than an augmented fourth is called a tritone.
It was up to me if I left the hospital 'diminished' or augmented.
The role of poverty in 'diminished' marriage prospects may be illustrated by comparing various U.S. ethnic groups that differ in average earnings.
Unpicked coffee beans are now spreading the Broca disease, which threatens to destroy next year's already 'diminished' crop.
Nor is the role of the mother 'diminished' - partly because women tend to get very involved with their children as soon as they come home from work.
But our relationship seemed 'diminished' , lessened by the events that had transpired during her disappearance.
Several plants react to increased UV radiation with reduced growth or 'diminished' photosynthetic activity.
However in sympathetic assistance the charge is often reduced to manslaughter with 'diminished' responsibilities, which ultimately carries a lighter sentence.
I've found ginger to be particularly helpful for infants with colic, and in older people who suffer with poor digestion or 'diminished' appetite.
The king's prestige was 'diminished' , and European powers became wary of intervening on his behalf.
Though 'diminished' , the labor movement has played a key role in creating a new progressive political opposition.
The malnourished suffer from impaired health, reduced physical strength, 'diminished' mental alertness, and high rates of infant mortality.
The American tenor as the pro-consul, the cause of the romantic turbulence, sang well but seemed 'diminished' by the non-existent drama.
Both groups of children were born with left ventricles that, on average, had higher mass and lower contractility, or a 'diminished' ability to pump.
Its atmosphere was more ceremonial than Stabat Mater's, but to 'diminished' effect.
He builds so much power into this section, that it considerably weakens the force of the funeral march, so that when it returns, it does so with greatly 'diminished' life.
The problem is that such an approach requires national politicians to deny themselves power and accept a 'diminished' role for the central state, their state.
Arpeggios of 'diminished' 7ths rushing up and down the keyboard are the main - indeed the only - motive in this bravura piece.
Since then, 'diminished' resources have reduced its intellectual quality as well as its students' opportunities.
The switch to the demonic way of the deep happens through the 'diminished' chord.
On the other is one of the Third World's true bright spots, somewhat 'diminished' by the comic-opera nationalism of its democratically elected president.
A crtc in name only gives us the illusion of regulation and protection, but in reality, it has a very 'diminished' and marginal role.
Credits: Google Translate
