diminishment

noun

Definition of diminishmentnext
1
as in disparagement
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant she grew increasingly resentful of her coworker's constant diminishment of her new project ideas

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2
as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened there was a sharp diminishment in our savings after the college tuition bill was paid

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diminishment
  1. decrease
  2. reduction
  3. decline
  4. criticism
  5. dent
  6. defamation
  7. drop
  8. condemnation
Noun
  • This decrease is attributed to a reduction in transactions at existing centers.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • By 2050, Tanzania may experience significant drought and more intense flooding, which could lead to a widespread decrease in agriculture and a lowering of the gross domestic product by up to 18 percent.
    New York Times, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of decrease
Noun
  • Gauthier, who was mayor during most of the period in which the city achieved its historic drop in violent crime, believes East Palo Alto’s collaborative approach to crime reduction could be scaled up district-wide.
    Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Driving the news: The Fed is poised to cut interest rates by a quarter-point this week, following its half-point rate reduction in September.
    Axios, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of reduction
Noun
  • So far, London has experienced a bit of a slump in the luxury real estate market in 2024 with a decline in high-end deals.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Shares in Hugo Boss closed 4.3% lower after the company posted a better-than-expected operating profit in the third quarter but flagged declines in the Asia-Pacific region linked to weakness in China.
    Karen Gilchrist,Sophie Kiderlin,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of decline
Noun
  • That criticism has sometimes veered toward threats against company executives and political figures.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • It's repeatedly faced harsh criticism over its failure to curb child abuse on the platform.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of criticism
Noun
  • While Democrats hope to hold it, Republicans are looking to flip it, making a slight dent into the Democratic supermajority in Sacramento.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But the market has been able to grow and mature so much that now law enforcement action against even one part of it is unlikely to make any lasting dent in the spread of infostealers.
    Joseph Cox, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of dent
Noun
  • The campaign season featured accusations of misinformation, including a defamation lawsuit, out-of-state money, and continued the state's trend of increasingly expensive election cycles.
    Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • After a defamation lawsuit, the film’s publishers, Salem Media Group, retracted the film, removing it from its platforms, and said there wouldn't be any future distribution of the book.
    Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of defamation
Noun
  • But smart shoppers know that the early bird gets the worm, and many of our favorite brands and products are already seeing surprising price drops before the big day, just like Asus who produce a staggering array of PCs and peripherals that our PCMag reviewers tend to rate highly.
    K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Ballot drop boxes and vote centers are open until 8 p.m. today.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of drop
Noun
  • At the end of his first term, his standing among GOP lawmakers was precarious: The Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol building led to condemnations from both sides of the aisle and his historic second impeachment.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Israel has managed to destroy most of Gaza and is in the process of pulverizing parts of Lebanon to international condemnation and outrage and political and diplomatic isolation, but without facing effective efforts to rein it in.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of condemnation
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