Becomes smaller, fewer, or less important; reduces in size, amount, or intensity.
From Latin diminuere (to break into small pieces), from di- (apart) + minuere (to lessen), connected to minus (less). The word literally meant to make something small or smaller.
Psychologists study something called 'diminishing returns'—after a certain point, doing more of something (like studying, or eating pizza) makes you only slightly happier, which is why the best strategies often involve balance rather than extremes.
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