diminished

verb (used with object)

1. to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
2. Architecture. to give (a column) a form tapering inward from bottom to top.
3. Music. to make (an interval) smaller by a chromatic half step than the corresponding perfect or minor interval.
4. to detract from the authority, honor, stature, or reputation of; disparage.

verb (used without object)

5. to lessen; decrease.

adjective

1. reduced or lessened; made smaller
2. music denoting any minor or perfect interval reduced by a semitone
3. music denoting a triad consisting of the root plus a minor third and a diminished fifth
4. music (postpositive) (esp in jazz or pop music) denoting a diminished seventh chord having as its root the note specifiedB diminished

verb

1. to make or become smaller, fewer, or less
2. (tr) architect to cause (a column, etc) to taper
3. (tr) music to decrease (a minor or perfect interval) by a semitone
4. to belittle or be belittled; reduce in authority, status, etc; depreciate