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Attrition
əˈtrɪʃn
Attrition definitions
noun
attrition
- the process of reducing something's strength or effectiveness through sustained attack or pressure
"the council is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition"
- the gradual reduction of a workforce by employees leaving and not being replaced rather than by redundancy
"the company said that it will reduce its worldwide employment by about 10% through attrition"
- wearing away by friction; abrasion
"the skull shows attrition of the edges of the teeth"
- (in scholastic theology) sorrow for sin, falling short of contrition