attrition
attrition is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, attrition is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofattrition
- Wearing or grinding down by friction.
- The gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.
- (human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death.
- The loss of participants during an experiment.
- Imperfect contrition or remorse.
- The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.
- The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language.
- To grind or wear down through friction.
Synonyms: attrit
Example: "attritioned teeth; attritioned rock"
- To reduce the number of (jobs or workers) by not hiring new employees to fill positions that become vacant (often with out).
Example: "As a result of the new policy, people were being attritioned out."
- To undergo a reduction in number.
Example: "The cohort of one hundred students had attritioned to sixty by the end of secondary school."
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