attrition

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noun

1. erosion by friction
• Syn:
abrasion, corrasion, detrition
• Derivationally related forms:
corrade (for: corrasion), attritional, abrade (for: abrasion)
• Hypernyms:
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
2. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
• Syn:
grinding, abrasion, detrition
• Derivationally related forms:
attritional, abrade (for: abrasion), grind (for: grinding)
• Hypernyms:
friction, rubbing
3. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
• Syn:
contrition, contriteness
• Derivationally related forms:
contrite (for: contriteness)
• Hypernyms:
sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness
4. a wearing down to weaken or destroy
- a war of attrition
• Derivationally related forms:
attritional
• Hypernyms:
decrease, lessening, drop-off
5. the act of rubbing together;
wearing something down by friction
• Derivationally related forms:
attritional
• Hypernyms:
friction, detrition, rubbing

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  contrition, contriteness, grinding, abrasion, detrition, corrasion