Attrition

[ə'trɪʃ(ə)n] or [ə'trɪʃən]

(noun.) the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction.

(noun.) a wearing down to weaken or destroy; 'a war of attrition'.

(noun.) sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation.

Typed by Levi--From WordNet

(n.) The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.

(n.) The state of being worn.

(n.) Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition.

Typed by Levi

n. Abrasion, friction, rubbing.

Inputed by Kari

SYN:Sorrow, repentance, affliction, penitence, compunction, remorse, self-reproach

ANT:Impenitence, callousness, obduracy, reprobation, relentlessness

Edited by Enrico

Editor: Percival