Defenition of the word attrition

• Defenition of the word attrition

  • A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death.
  • erosion by friction
  • the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
  • a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition"
  • sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
  • the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
  • a wearing down to weaken or destroy

Synonyms for the word attrition

• • abrasion
  • contriteness
  • contrition
  • corrasion
  • detrition
  • eating away
  • erosion
  • gnawing away
  • grinding
  • grinding down
  • slow destruction
  • wear and tear
  • wearing away

Similar words in the attrition

• • attrition
  • attrition's

Hypernyms for the word attrition

• • decrease
  • detrition
  • drop-off
  • eating away
  • eroding
  • erosion
  • friction
  • lessening
  • regret
  • rubbing
  • rue
  • ruefulness
  • sorrow
  • wearing
  • wearing away

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