diminished
/dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
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American sound/dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
dɪˈmɪnɪʃt
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Short i vowel
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dɪ - ˈmɪnɪʃt -> diminished
Myanmar meaning
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diminish /dÇ'mÇnÇʃ/ v
၁။ လျော့လာသည်။ နည်းလာသည်။ ဆုတ်ယုတ်လာသည်။ ယင်းသို့ဖြစ်စေသည်။
the world's diminishing resources ❍ His strength has diminished over the years. ❍ We'd got to the stage where our efforts were producing diminishing returns (ie we achieved less in proportion to the amount of time, money, etc spent). ❍ Nothing could diminish her enthusiasm for the project.
၂။ သေးသိမ်အောင်လုပ်သည်။ အရေးမကြီးဟု ထင်မြင်စေသည်။
The opposition is trying to diminish our achievements.
❏ diminished responsibility n [U] (law ) စိတ်မမှန်မှု။
He was acquitted on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
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reduce, lessen, make smaller, weaken, moderate, abate, abbreviate, abuse, attenuate, bad-mouth, become smaller, belittle, cheapen, close, contract, curtail, cut, cut down to size, decline, decrease, decry, demean, depreciate, derogate, detract from, devalue, die out, dispraise, drain, dump on, dwindle, ebb, extenuate, fade, fade away, fade out, give comeuppance, knock off high horse, lower, minify, minimize, pan, peter out, poormouth, put away, put down, recede, retrench, run down, shrink, shrivel, slacken, subside, taper, tear down, temper, wane
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