attrition
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
erosion by friction
Types & categories
- wearing hypernym
Related & opposite
- rub down derivation
- attritional derivation
Sense 2 noun
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Types & categories
- rubbing hypernym
Related & opposite
- comminute derivation
- rub down derivation
- attritional derivation
Sense 3 noun
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
Types & categories
- regret hypernym
Related & opposite
- contrite derivation
Sense 4 noun
a wearing down to weaken or destroy
a war of attrition
Types & categories
- decrease hypernym
Related & opposite
- attritional derivation
Sense 5 noun
the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
Types & categories
- friction hypernym
Related & opposite
- attritional derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rub down |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | attritional |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | wearing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | comminute |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rub down |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | attritional |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rubbing |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | contrite |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | regret |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | attritional |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | decrease |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | attritional |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | friction |