ಅರ್ಥ : Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : contriteness, contrition
ಅರ್ಥ : A wearing down to weaken or destroy.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
A war of attrition.
ಅರ್ಥ : The act of rubbing together. Wearing something down by friction.