attrition
/ə'trɪʃən/
noun
9 letters3 syllables9 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1
Erosion by friction.
2
Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation.
3
The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice.
4
A wearing down to weaken or destroy.
“a war of attrition”
5
The act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction.
WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinattritionway
Starts & ends withA … N
Syllablesat · tri · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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