Meaning of Attrition | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
   countable, uncountable
2. The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.
   countable, uncountable
3. A gradual reduction in number.
   countable, uncountable
4. A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.
   countable, uncountable
5. The loss of participants during an experiment.
   countable, uncountable
6. The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language.
   countable, uncountable
7. Imperfect contrition or remorse.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Recent years have seen […] more and more blatant reversals of previous Supreme Court decisions in favor of the constitutional rights of minorities. These increasingly conservative decisions, and constant attrition of individuals' rights, have directly paralleled the alarming increase of convictions in our courts.”

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