diminishment
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- noun
- /dɪˈmɪnɪʃmənt/
- The sudden diminishment of the forest area has raised environmental concerns.
- diminishment of the sense
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Watch on YouTubeloss of healthy body, diminishment of physical health,
- loss of healthy body, diminishment of physical health,
- So we breakdown smartphone use in these young girls that correlates with and maybe it's causal for this diminishment in mental health.
- So what I mean by that is that for most of us, the bed is an environment that is associated with a diminishment of brain activity, a relaxation.
- We experience diminishment in some form.
Examples
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The team noticed a significant diminishment in morale after the loss.
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Many artists faced a diminishment in their popularity during the pandemic.
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But to come to this space and life of aging and diminishment, even though it's lovely and wonderful and OK, it's scary sometimes.
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Emotional abuse is not just a single event, but a systematic diminishment of the victim.
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Part of the narrowing, the diminishment of the possible in America in the past 40 years, I suppose.
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We all thought she'd protest; instead, and this may be a measure of her diminishment, she merely expressed surprise.
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Second would be the diminishment of incentives when government "spreads the wealth around."
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A second important concern among the Bemazava has been the diminishment of royal power accompanying French occupation.
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Miller never stopped regretting the loss of that relatively diverse audience and the resulting diminishment of American theater's reach.
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Although children have traditionally been our hope for the future, we are seeing the gradual diminishment, and in some cases destruction, of institutions and organizations that care for our children.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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1.3
A gradual reduction in amount or size
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3.2
A decrease in size, amount, degree, or price
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2.8
To make something less in amount, value, or level
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2.2
A drop in amount or number
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6.8
The process of making land, water, or buildings worse over time
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5.3
A decrease in how much of something is left, often until it is used up
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5.1
A decrease in size, amount, or value
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3.2
A process that makes a person or thing less strong
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4.6
A decrease in amount or level, for example moving to a lower job
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3.2
A decrease in size, amount, or value
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7.9
A decrease in size, amount, or importance
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7.5
Making a person or thing less respected and less valued
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3.8
A decrease in amount, size, or strength
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6.6
A slow decrease in size, strength, or number
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8.3
A slow decline from a higher to a lower state in quality or power
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6.0
A gradual decrease in size or strength
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7.7
A small reduction in an amount or number
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5.1
A period when something gets worse
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5.2
A slow decrease in size, number, or strength
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7.4
Making something smaller in size so it fits into a small space
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Etymology
Diminishment comes from Latin parts de- ('down') and minuere ('make small'), the same root behind words like minimum and minute. So, a diminishment is the 'making smaller' or loss of size, strength, or importance.