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attrition
n.
wearing down by friction, erosion; rubbing; weakening by constant harassing or abuse
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Attrition
Attrition may refer to:
- Physical wear
- Attrition warfare, the military strategy of wearing down the enemy by continual losses in personnel and material
- Loss of personnel by Withdrawal (military)
- Attrition (medicine, epidemiology), the loss of participants during an experiment
- Attrition (dental), the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from opposing teeth
- Attrition (weathering), the wearing away of rocks in the sea
- Imperfect contrition, also known as attrition, in Catholic theology
- Customer attrition, a business term used to describe loss of clients or customers
- Language attrition, the loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language by either a community or an individual
- War of Attrition, a limited war fought between Egypt and Israel from 1968 to 1970
- Employees leaving a company to join somewhere else
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attrition
Noun
1. erosion by friction
(synonym) abrasion, corrasion, detrition
(hypernym) erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
2. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
(synonym) grinding, abrasion, detrition
(hypernym) friction, rubbing
3. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
(synonym) contrition, contriteness
(hypernym) sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness
4. a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition"
(hypernym) decrease, lessening, drop-off
5. the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
(hypernym) friction, detrition, rubbing
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attrition
n.
vyčerpání; únava; opotřebovací válka; opotřebování; odření
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Attrition
(n.)
The state of being worn.
The state of being worn.
(n.)
The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.
The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.
(n.)
Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition.
Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition.
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