Attrition
The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.
The state of being worn.
Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition.
Related Definitions:
Abrasion,
Act,
Arising,
Being,
By,
Contrition,
Fear,
For,
From,
Grief,
Of,
Only,
Or,
Punishment,
Rubbing,
See,
Shame,
Sin,
State,
The,
Together,
Wearing,
Worn
Attrition Quotations
Well, I think we need to have attrition by enforcement. We need to secure our borders. We need to enforce our laws.
Allen West
We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.
William Westmoreland
When I was in the Army, the unit I served in, you could never stop. It was a volunteer unit, and there was a fairly high rate of attrition. The people who stayed through are the people who were either great at it or the people who just didn't know how to stop. And I fell into that second category.
Michael Arad
It's a war of attrition. If you have patience and a modicum of faith in yourself your chances are not too bad.
Julie Bowen
Attrition Translations
attrition in Italian is snervamento
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