1. attrition - Noun
2. attrition - Verb
The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.
The state of being worn.
Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWe were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning. William Westmoreland
The press is still investing itself, it seems to me, in a sort of cynicism. It comes out better for them if they can predict hard times, bogging down, sniping, attrition. Christopher Hitchens
Well, I think we need to have attrition by enforcement. We need to secure our borders. We need to enforce our laws. Allen West (politician)
I am concerned about any attrition in customer traffic at Starbucks, but I don't want to use the economy, commodity prices or consumer confidence as an excuse. Howard Schultz
It's a war of attrition. If you have patience and a modicum of faith in yourself your chances are not too bad. Julie Bowen
When I was in the Army, the unit I served in, you could never stop. It was a volunteer unit, and there was a fairly high rate of attrition. The people who stayed through are the people who were either great at it or the people who just didn't know how to stop. And I fell into that second category. Michael Arad