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Diminished vs Disappeared - What's the difference?

diminished | disappeared |

As verbs the difference between diminished and disappeared

is that diminished is past tense of diminish while disappeared is past tense of disappear.

As adjectives the difference between diminished and disappeared

is that diminished is lessened, reduced while disappeared is caused to disappear.

diminished

English

Verb

(head)
  • (diminish)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • lessened, reduced.
    • The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.
  • (music) reduced by a semitone

    • disappeared

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (often of a political dissident) Caused to disappear.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (disappear)
  • * 1948 , , North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States , J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75,
    • In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.