disminución

Spanish

Etymology

From disminuir +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disminuˈθjon/ [d̪iz.mi.nuˈθjõn] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /disminuˈsjon/ [d̪iz.mi.nuˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: dis‧mi‧nu‧ción

Noun

disminución f (plural disminuciones)

1. reduction, abatement (act, process, or result of reducing, or abating)

   Synonyms: merma, reducción

   Antonym: aumento

Further reading

• “disminución”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024