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Attrition

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Noun

1. abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition

erosion by friction

2. abrasion, attrition, detrition, grinding

the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

3. attrition, contriteness, contrition

sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

4. attrition

a wearing down to weaken or destroy

Example Sentences:
'a war of attrition'

5. attrition

the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Attrition

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noun
1. 
the act of wearing away or the state of being worn away, as by friction
2. 
constant wearing down to weaken or destroy (often in the phrase war of attrition)
3. Also called: natural wastage
a decrease in the size of the workforce of an organization achieved by not replacing employees who retire or resign
4. geography
the grinding down of rock particles by friction during transportation by water, wind, or ice
Compare abrasion (sense 3), corrasion
5. theology
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation, esp as contrasted with contrition, which arises purely from love of God

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Attrition

see synonyms of attrition
noun
1. 
the act or process of wearing away or grinding down by friction
2. 
any gradual wearing or weakening, esp. to the point of exhaustion
a siege is a battle of attrition
3. 
loss of personnel in an organization in the normal course of events, as by retirement
4.  Theology
repentance that is not perfect because not prompted solely by sorrow for having offended God
see also contrition (sense 2)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Attrition

see synonyms of attrition
n.
1. A rubbing away or wearing down by friction.
2.
a. A gradual reduction in number or strength because of stress or military action.
b. A gradual reduction in personnel or membership because of resignation, retirement, or death, often viewed in contrast to reduction from layoffs.
3. Roman Catholic Church Repentance for sin motivated by fear of punishment rather than by love of God.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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