āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
attrition
/ÉtÉšËÉĒĘÉn/
Attrition
01
āĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ, āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ
the gradual reduction or decrease in size, quantity, strength, or effectiveness of something over time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Through years of exposure to harsh weather conditions, the attrition of the statue's exterior became evident, as its surface gradually eroded.
āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āϏāĻĒā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§, āĻŽā§āϰā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻļā§āϰ āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āϞ, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ, āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞ āĻāϰāĻž
the gradual wearing down or weakening of an opponent, competitor, or entity through persistent engagement, continuous challenges
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Through aggressive pricing and targeted marketing, the competitor caused attrition in our customer base, resulting in a decline in market share over time.
āĻāĻā§āϰāĻŽāύāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϰā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻŖāύā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻā§, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻ āύā§āϤāĻžāĻĒ, āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ āύā§āĻļā§āĻāύāĻž
regret for one's sins driven mainly by fear of divine punishment rather than genuine remorse
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Medieval sermons often focused on inspiring attrition through fear of hell.
āĻŽāϧā§āϝāϝā§āĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻĻā§āĻļāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāĻ āύāϰāĻā§āϰ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻ
āύā§āĻļā§āĻāύāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšāϤāĨ¤
04
āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ, āĻ āĻĒāĻāϰā§āώ
the gradual erosion or smoothing of surfaces, rocks, or objects caused by continuous rubbing, scraping, or collision, either naturally or artificially
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Glaciers contribute to attrition by grinding stones beneath the ice.
āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻŦāϰāĻĢā§āϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāώ⧠āĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ-āĻ āĻ
āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāύ āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
attritional
attrition
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