ATTRITION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of rubbing together
   • wearing something down by friction
   Hypernyms(s) attrition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • friction (what does friction mean?)
   • detrition (what does detrition mean?)
   • rubbing (what does rubbing mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a wearing down to weaken or destroy
   Usage Example(s)
   • a war of attrition
   Hypernyms(s) attrition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • lessening (what does lessening mean?)
   • drop-off (what does drop-off mean?)
3. Meaning
   • sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
   Synonym(s)
   • contriteness (what does contriteness mean?)
   • contrition (what does contrition mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) attrition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sorrow (what does sorrow mean?)
   • regret (what does regret mean?)
   • rue (what does rue mean?)
   • ruefulness (what does ruefulness mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
   Synonym(s)
   • abrasion (what does abrasion mean?)
   • detrition (what does detrition mean?)
   • grinding (what does grinding mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) attrition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • friction (what does friction mean?)
   • rubbing (what does rubbing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • abrade (what does abrade mean?)
   • corrade (what does corrade mean?)
   • abrase (what does abrase mean?)
   • rub down (what does rub down mean?)
   • rub off (what does rub off mean?)
   • grind (what does grind mean?)
   • mash (what does mash mean?)
   • crunch (what does crunch mean?)
   • bray (what does bray mean?)
   • comminute (what does comminute mean?)
5. Meaning
   • erosion by friction
   Synonym(s)
   • abrasion (what does abrasion mean?)
   • corrasion (what does corrasion mean?)
   • detrition (what does detrition mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) attrition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • erosion (what does erosion mean?)
   • eroding (what does eroding mean?)
   • eating away (what does eating away mean?)
   • wearing (what does wearing mean?)
   • wearing away (what does wearing away mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • abrade (what does abrade mean?)
   • corrade (what does corrade mean?)
   • abrase (what does abrase mean?)
   • rub down (what does rub down mean?)
   • rub off (what does rub off mean?)
   • abrade (what does abrade mean?)
   • corrade (what does corrade mean?)
   • abrase (what does abrase mean?)
   • rub down (what does rub down mean?)
   • rub off (what does rub off mean?)