attrition

n. உராய்தல், சென்று தேய்ந்திறுதல், (மெய்.) பாபத்திற்காக ஓரளவு வருந்துதல்.

Synonyms

sorrow repentance affliction penitence compunction remorse self-reproach

Antonyms

impenitence callousness obduracy reprobation relentlessness

At*tri"tion, n. Etym: [L. attritio: cf. F. attrition.] 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.) Defn: Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition. Wallis.

attrition - Similar Words

attribution attuition attraction astriction antiattrition triton parturition materiation atterration variation