wearing+away
121depreciation — Synonyms and related words: abatement, ablation, abridgment, agio, alleviation, allowance, attenuation, attrition, backbiting, backstabbing, bank discount, belittlement, belittling, break, breakage, calumny, cash discount, chain discount, charge… …
122dissipation — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abandonment, ablation, amusement, attenuation, attrition, blackout, blocking, broadcast, broadcasting, carousal, carouse, carpe diem, circumfusion, conspicuous consumption, consumption, corrosion, debauch,… …
123evaporation — Synonyms and related words: ablation, aeration, aerification, air drying, anhydration, atomization, attenuation, blackout, blast freezing, blocking, bottling, brining, broadcast, broadcasting, canning, circumfusion, consumption, corning, curing,… …
124leakage — Synonyms and related words: ablation, access, admission, break, breakout, consumption, decrease, decrement, deliverance, delivery, depletion, depreciation, dissipation, distillation, drain, dribble, drip, dripping, drippings, drop, emergence,… …
125shrinkage — Synonyms and related words: Sanforizing, ablation, atrophy, attenuation, attrition, consumption, corrosion, curtailment, cut, cutting, decrease, decrement, deliquescence, depletion, depreciation, derogation, detraction, diminution, dip,… …
126attrition — [ə trɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1》 the action or process of gradually wearing down through sustained attack or pressure. 2》 wearing away by friction. 3》 (in scholastic theology) sorrow for sin falling short of contrition. Derivatives attritional adjective… …
127attrition — 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… …
128attrition — ► NOUN 1) gradual wearing down through sustained attack or pressure. 2) wearing away by friction. DERIVATIVES attritional adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from atterere to rub …
