diminished
ਘੱਟ
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
The switch to the demonic way of the deep happens through the 'diminished' chord.
Each dive in the Cove was a life-changing experience - a coruscating kaleidoscope of natural beauty that left him strangely 'diminished' .
Though 'diminished' , the labor movement has played a key role in creating a new progressive political opposition.
And several times in the book a 'diminished' fifth rather than an augmented fourth is called a tritone.
Unpicked coffee beans are now spreading the Broca disease, which threatens to destroy next year's already 'diminished' crop.
Below the dizzying 'diminished' arpeggios and harmonized runs lie massive, memorable riffs.
A crtc in name only gives us the illusion of regulation and protection, but in reality, it has a very 'diminished' and marginal role.
The truth is that even in stripping away the myth and iconography, and removing the unaccountably exceptional Lincoln, we are not left with a 'diminished' figure.
He had what his family describes as a ‘closed-head, traumatic brain injury’ which has left him severely 'diminished' .
The role of poverty in 'diminished' marriage prospects may be illustrated by comparing various U.S. ethnic groups that differ in average earnings.
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.
Several plants react to increased UV radiation with reduced growth or 'diminished' photosynthetic activity.
I've found ginger to be particularly helpful for infants with colic, and in older people who suffer with poor digestion or 'diminished' appetite.
Since then, 'diminished' resources have reduced its intellectual quality as well as its students' opportunities.
The new direction was toward shifting responsibility away from the federal government, which indicated a 'diminished' civil works role for the Corps of Engineers.
Precious few ghosts survive from that which passes for medieval Berlin, and even those from Neoclassical Berlin are much 'diminished' .
‘Ok,’ I play it in its Major, minor, Augmented and 'diminished' forms then look up at him again.
The politics of solidarity they ostensibly represent seem to me to be correspondingly 'diminished' .
Both groups of children were born with left ventricles that, on average, had higher mass and lower contractility, or a 'diminished' ability to pump.
The 'diminished' sharing reduced the effectiveness of our interrogations and eventually convinced the command to end our support of the operation.
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.
However in sympathetic assistance the charge is often reduced to manslaughter with 'diminished' responsibilities, which ultimately carries a lighter sentence.
The king's prestige was 'diminished' , and European powers became wary of intervening on his behalf.
It was up to me if I left the hospital 'diminished' or augmented.
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.
This may have resulted in a 'diminished' contrast between the treatment groups.
Visual changes in the earlier stages may include 'diminished' vision, contraction of the visual field, changes in the size of objects or photophobia.
Hypoandrogenemia results in decreased bone density, increased lean body mass, 'diminished' libido, and decreased quality of life.
The report also warns that the need to recruit afresh will result in a huge brain drain from the civil service in addition to a 'diminished' capability and reduced service to the public.
The main goal of this study was to attempt to determine if the growth function reflected in learning curves was a result of 'diminished' associative strength, reduced confidence, or both.
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