No. 14,108 in German
geschmälert
"Geschmälert" means "diminished" or "reduced" in English.
In a sentence
Die Freude wurde durch die schlechte Nachricht geschmälert.
The joy was diminished by the bad news.
Here, 'geschmälert' is used to describe the reduction in intensity of the joy due to the bad news.
Sein Interesse am Projekt war durch die Kritik geschmälert.
His interest in the project was diminished by the criticism.
In this sentence, 'geschmälert' illustrates how the criticism reduced his interest or enthusiasm towards the project.
Ihre Leistung wurde nicht durch die schwierigen Umstände geschmälert.
Her performance was not diminished by the difficult circumstances.
Here, 'geschmälert' indicates that the difficult circumstances did not negatively affect the quality or level of her performance.
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