Given a pseudo-effective divisor L we construct the diminished ideal Jσ(L), a "continuous" extension of the asymptotic multiplier ideal for big divisors to the pseudo-effective boundary. Our main theorem shows that for most pseudo-effective divisors L the multiplier ideal J (hmin) of the metric of minimal singularities on OX (L) is contained in Jσ(L). We also characterize abundant divisors using the diminished ideal, indicating that the geometric and analytic information should coincide.