attrition

/ətɹˈɪʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. erosion by friction
2. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
3. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
4. a wearing down to weaken or destroy
   “a war of attrition”
5. the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction

Synonyms for attrition

• abrasion
• corrasion
• detrition
• grinding
• contrition
• contriteness

Words that rhyme with attrition

• position
• condition
• commission
• composition
• opposition
• recognition
• submission
• transition
• addition
• partition
• proposition
• decomposition
• emission
• expedition
• mission
• prohibition
• requisition
• transmission
• acquisition
• admission
• apparition
• competition
• deposition
• disposition
• edition
• exposition
• inhibition
• munition
• omission
• patrician