dimout

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noun

A (scheduled or accidental) general reduction in electrical power, like a blackout but less severe.

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brownoutblackout
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Meanings

noundimout (plural dimouts)

plural dimouts

  1. A (scheduled or accidental) general reduction in electrical power, like a blackout but less severe.

    Synonyms: brownout

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA (scheduled or accidental) general reduction in electrical power, like a blackout but less severe.

Similar
brownout

More synonyms by meaning

noundarkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)

Similar
blackoutbrownout
Broader
darkdarkness
Also see
blackoutbrownout

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Deverbal from dim out.

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APA

dimout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimout

MLA

“dimout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimout. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimout.

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