Adjective:

1. impaired by diminution

2. (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use;

   "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"
   

3. (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval;

   "a diminished fifth"
   

4. made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth);

   "her comments made me feel small"
   

smalladj.小的；年幼的；少的；不重要的；小气的adv.小地；小块地；小声地n.狭小部分；(pl.)零星物品；(pl.)小件衣服

vitiatedv.使败坏；损害；使失效

atrophiedadj.萎缩的；衰退的动词atrophy的过去式和过去分词形式.

wastedadj.浪费的；瘦弱的；<俚>喝醉的动词waste的过去式和过去分词

lessenedadj.减少的；减弱的动词lessen的过去式和过去分词.

weakenedv.使 ... 弱，削弱； 变弱； 弄淡

belittledvt.轻视；贬低；使相形见小

1. A diminished franchise is not only bad for shareholders.
   被贬低的特许权不仅对股东有害。