Wordie: Attrition

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(n): (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

(n): the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

(n): the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

(n): sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

(n): sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

(n): a wearing down to weaken or destroy

(n): a change downward

(n): the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction

(n): effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

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