Thesaurus: attrition

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1. n. The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.
2. n. The state of being worn.
3. n. Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition.
4. n. erosion by friction
5. n. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
6. n. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
7. n. a wearing down to weaken or destroy
8. n. the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
9. 1. The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion. Effected by attrition of the inward stomach. Arbuthnot. 2. The state of being worn. Johnson. 3. (Theol.) Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition. Wallis.
10. Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelingsof shame. See Contrition. Wallis.
11. n:100 n. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation n. a wearing down to weaken or destroy n. the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction