English > lessening: 1 sense > noun 1, event| Meaning | A change downward. |
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| Synonyms | decrease, drop-off |
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| Narrower | attrition | A wearing down to weaken or destroy |
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| casualty | A decrease of military personnel or equipment |
| dwindling, dwindling away | A becoming gradually less |
| shrinking, shrinkage | Process or result of becoming less or smaller |
| sinking | A slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) |
| waning | A gradual decrease in magnitude or extent |
| Broader | change, alteration, modification | An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
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| Opposite | increase | A change resulting in an increase / increase |
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| Spanish | aminoración, bajada, baja, caída, descenso, disminución, mengua, rebaja, reducción |
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| Catalan | baixada, disminució, reducció |
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