abruptly-diminished
|a-brupt-ly-di-min-ished|
/əˈbrʌptli dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
sudden reduction
Etymology
'abruptly-diminished' originates from the combination of 'abruptly' and 'diminished'. 'Abruptly' comes from Latin 'abruptus', meaning 'broken off', and 'diminished' comes from Latin 'diminut-', meaning 'made smaller'.
'abruptly' changed from the Latin word 'abruptus' and 'diminished' from 'diminut-', eventually forming the modern English term 'abruptly-diminished'.
Initially, 'abruptly' meant 'broken off' and 'diminished' meant 'made smaller', but together they evolved to mean 'reduced suddenly or unexpectedly'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
reduced suddenly or unexpectedly in size, amount, or intensity.
The company's profits were abruptly-diminished after the market crash.
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Last updated: 2025/07/18 08:00