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Princeton's WordNet
diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakenedadjective
impaired by diminution
lessenedadjective
decreased in severity; made less harsh
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lessenedadjective
Having been lessened.
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lessened
Lessened means to have decreased, diminished, or reduced in size, amount, degree, or intensity.
Webster Dictionary
Lessened
of Lessen
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needless
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lessened in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lessened in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of lessened in a Sentence
If this agreement goes through, Iran gets a cash bonanza, a boost to its international standing, and a lighted path toward nuclear weapons, with sweeping sanctions relief, we have lessened our ability to challenge Iran's conduct across the board. As Iran grows stronger, we will be weaker to respond.
When I first started this he didn't have a lot of people like him, now he does work at a place that employs people with autism, so the need for him specifically to make friends has lessened a little.
Clearly, I really wish, and I should have been notified sooner, so I could have initiated containment steps earlier. Had that happened, I believe we might not be here today, had the agency responded quicker to some of the earlier signals, I believe this crisis could have been averted or at least the magnitude lessened.
The FBI brand has been damaged, the DOJ brand has been damaged, the trust in those institutions has been lessened for a number of reasons, including the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Of course drugs were fun. And that's what's so stupid about anti-drug campaigns: they don't admit that. I can't say I feel particularly scarred or lessened by my experimentation with drugs. They've gotten a very bad name.
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- 減少Chinese
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