Wearing+away
131attrition — n. wearing away; rubbing or scraping; Theology, incomplete repentance due to fear of punishment. ♦ war of attrition, campaign of wearing down enemy s morale and resistance. ♦ attritive, a. causing attrition. ♦ attritional, pertaining… …
132attrition — ► NOUN 1) gradual wearing down through sustained attack or pressure. 2) wearing away by friction. DERIVATIVES attritional adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from atterere to rub …
