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- DictionaryAt·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"
- 2. (in scholastic theology) sorrow, but not contrition, for sin.
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
ATTRITION definition: 1. gradually making something weaker and destroying it, especially the strength or confidence of an…. Learn more.
a wearing down or weakening of resistance, especially as a result of continuous pressure or harassment: The enemy surrounded the town and conducted a war of attrition. a gradual reduction in workforce without firing or layoff of personnel, as when workers resign or retire and are not replaced.
ATTRITION meaning: 1. gradually making something weaker and destroying it, especially the strength or confidence of an…. Learn more.
Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.
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 ...
n. 1. a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength. 2. a wearing down or weakening of resistance, esp. as a result of continuous pressure or harassment: a war of attrition. 3. a gradual reduction in work force as when workers retire and are not replaced.
attrition. noun. /əˈtrɪʃn/. /əˈtrɪʃn/. [uncountable] (formal) a process of making somebody/something, especially your enemy, weaker by repeatedly attacking them or creating problems for them. It was a war of attrition. These were the economics not of efficiency but of attrition. Topics War and conflict c2.
attrition. a process of making someone or something, especially your enemy, weaker by repeatedly attacking them or creating problems for them It was a war of attrition. These were the economics not of efficiency but of attrition.
The act or process of wearing away or grinding down by friction. A gradual reduction in number or strength because of stress or military action. Any gradual wearing or weakening, esp. to the point of exhaustion. A siege is a battle of attrition.