overlooking β to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
slighting β small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
deflation β Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
recession β a return of ownership to a former possessor.
reduction β the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
abbreviation β An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.
abridgment β a shortened version of a written work
compression β the act of compressing or the condition of being compressed
condensation β Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window.
condensing β to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
confinement β Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave.
constriction β Constrictions are rules or factors which limit what you can do and prevent you from doing what you want to do.
curtailment β The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it.
diminution β the act, fact, or process of diminishing; lessening; reduction.
dwindling β to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
receding β to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
reducing β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
shrinking β to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
withdrawal β Also, withdrawment. the act or condition of withdrawing.
abbreviating β Present participle of abbreviate.
abridging β to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents: to abridge a reference book.
confining β to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.
decreasing β becoming less or fewer; diminishing.
deflating β to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon): They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass.
lopping β to let hang or droop: He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.
omitting β to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
tensing β stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid.
breach β If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
carelessness β not paying enough attention to what one does: a careless typist.
failing β Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
lapse β an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
oversight β an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
blank β Something that is blank has nothing on it.
break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.