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   At·tri·tion

   /əˈtriSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure: "the council is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition" Similar wearing downwearing awayweakeningdebilitationenfeeblingsappingattenuationharassmentharrying
   • ▪ the gradual reduction of a workforce by employees' leaving and not being replaced rather than by their being laid off: "with so few retirements since March, the year's attrition was insignificant"
   • ▪ wearing away by friction; abrasion: "the skull shows attrition of the edges of the teeth" Similar abrasionfrictionrubbingchafingcorrodingcorrosionerosioneating awaygrindingscrapingwearing awaywearingexcoriationdeteriorationdamagingrare:detrition
   • 2. (in scholastic theology) sorrow, but not contrition, for sin.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in attrition (sense 2)): from late Latin attritio(n-), from atterere ‘to rub’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. attritional adjective

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   The meaning of ATTRITION is sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God. How to use attrition in a sentence. Word History of Attrition.

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   Attrition definition: a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength. See examples of ATTRITION used in a sentence.

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   ATTRITION definition: 1. gradually making something weaker and destroying it, especially the strength or confidence of an…. Learn more.

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   Aug 18, 2023 · Attrition occurs when the workforce dwindles at a company as people leave and are not replaced. Attrition is often called a hiring freeze and is seen as a less disruptive way to trim the...

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   ATTRITION meaning: 1. gradually making something weaker and destroying it, especially the strength or confidence of an…. Learn more.

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   Attrition is a gradual process of wearing down, weakening, or destroying something. When a company wants to reduce its payroll without firing anyone, it will sometimes do so through attrition; that is, by waiting for people to retire or quit without hiring anyone new to replace them.

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   ATTRITION meaning: 1 : a reduction in the number of employees or participants that occurs when people leave because they resign, retire, etc., and are not replaced; 2 : the act or process of weakening and gradually defeating an enemy through constant attacks and continued pressure over a long period of time used especially in the phrase {phrase ...