Diminishment: meaning, definitions and examples

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diminishment

 

[ dษชหˆmษชnษชสƒmษ™nt ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

feeling

The act of reducing something or making it smaller, often used to describe the decrease in size, importance, or quantity of something.

Synonyms

decline, decrease, reduction

Examples of usage

  • The diminishment of her confidence was evident in her hesitant speech.
  • The company experienced a diminishment in profits due to the economic downturn.
Context #2 | Noun

legal

The act of reducing the seriousness or severity of a crime or offense.

Synonyms

diminution, lessening, mitigation

Examples of usage

  • The lawyer argued for a diminishment of the charges against her client.
  • The judge considered the defendant's remorse as a factor in the diminishment of the sentence.

Translations

Translations of the word "diminishment" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น diminuiรงรฃo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เคฎเฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Verringerung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ penurunan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะผะตะฝัˆะตะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zmniejszenie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆธ›ๅฐ‘ (ใ’ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท diminution

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ disminuciรณn

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท azalma

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฐ์†Œ (ๆธ›ๅฐ‘)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุฎููŠุถ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ snรญลพenรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ znรญลพenie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ‡ๅฐ‘

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ zmanjลกanje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ minnkun

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐะทะฐัŽ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒชแƒ˜แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ azalma

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ disminuciรณn

Etymology

The word 'diminishment' originates from the verb 'diminish', which comes from the Latin word 'diminuere', meaning 'to make smaller'. The concept of diminishment has been present throughout history, often associated with the reduction or decrease of something in various contexts. Over time, the word has evolved to encompass not only physical size but also importance, quantity, or severity. The legal usage of diminishment in terms of mitigating the seriousness of a crime dates back to the early legal systems, where the concept of reducing penalties was established.

See also: diminish, diminished, diminishing, diminution.