diminished

Verb

Plain form diminish

Third-person singular diminishes

Past tense diminished

Past participle diminished

Present participle diminishing

1. The past tense and past participle of diminish.

Adjective

Positive diminished

Comparative more diminished

Superlative most diminished

1. If something is diminished, it is lessened; it is reduced.

   Her energy was diminished after she ran five miles.

   My interest in becoming a doctor diminished after I realized how many years of school it would require.