diminution vs extenuation

extenuation vs diminution

diminution and extenuation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diminution	Yes	No	No	No
extenuation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, extenuation is a hyponym of diminution; that is, extenuation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diminution:

diminution: the act of decreasing or reducing something
extenuation: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

Other hyponyms of diminution include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

diminution (noun)	extenuation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)	a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
change toward something smaller or lower

Difference between diminution and extenuation

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