ATTRITION


Meaning of ATTRITION in English

/ əˈtrɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( formal )

1.

a process of making sb/sth, especially your enemy, weaker by repeatedly attacking them or creating problems for them :

It was a war of attrition .

2.

( especially NAmE ) = natural wastage

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from late Latin attritio(n-) , from atterere to rub.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.