diminution vs mitigation

mitigation vs diminution

diminution and mitigation both are nouns.

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

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

diminution: the act of decreasing or reducing something
mitigation: the action of lessening in severity or intensity

Other hyponyms of diminution include cut, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, 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)	mitigation (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)	the action of lessening in severity or intensity
change toward something smaller or lower	a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

Difference between diminution and mitigation

Words related to "mitigation"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.