erosion

diminutions

ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃ(ə)n

noun

a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something.

a permanent diminution in value

curtailment,curtailing,cutting back,cutback,cut,attenuation,reduction,lessening,lowering,decrease,contraction,constriction,restriction,limitation,limiting,curbing,weakening,undermining,sapping,decline,dwindling,shrinking,fading,failing,slackening,ebb,receding,wane,falling off,loss,erosion,depletion,impoverishment

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diminution

ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃ(ə)n

noun

a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something.

a permanent diminution in value

curtailment,curtailing,cutting back,cutback,cut,attenuation,reduction,lessening,lowering,decrease,contraction,constriction,restriction,limitation,limiting,curbing,weakening,undermining,sapping,decline,dwindling,shrinking,fading,failing,slackening,ebb,receding,wane,falling off,loss,erosion,depletion,impoverishment

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damages

ˈdamɪdʒ

noun

physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.

bombing caused extensive damage to the town

harm,injury,destruction,vandalization,vandalism,impairment,defilement,desecration,defacement,disfigurement,scarring,mutilation,vitiation,detriment,ruin,havoc,devastation,wear and tear,battering,friction,erosion,attrition,corrosion,abrasion,deterioration,degeneration,detrition

verb

inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

the car was badly damaged in the accident

harm,do damage to,injure,mar,deface,mutilate,mangle,impair,blemish,disfigure,vandalize,blight,spoil,defile,desecrate,tamper with,sabotage,disrupt,play havoc with,vitiate,ruin,devastate,destroy,wreck,cripple,trash,disfeature

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damage

ˈdamɪdʒ

noun

physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.

bombing caused extensive damage to the town

harm,injury,destruction,vandalization,vandalism,impairment,defilement,desecration,defacement,disfigurement,scarring,mutilation,vitiation,detriment,ruin,havoc,devastation,wear and tear,battering,friction,erosion,attrition,corrosion,abrasion,deterioration,degeneration,detrition

verb

inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

the car was badly damaged in the accident

harm,do damage to,injure,mar,deface,mutilate,mangle,impair,blemish,disfigure,vandalize,blight,spoil,defile,desecrate,tamper with,sabotage,disrupt,play havoc with,vitiate,ruin,devastate,destroy,wreck,cripple,trash,disfeature

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abrasions

/əˈbreɪʒ(ə)n/

noun

The process of scraping or wearing something away.

the metal is resistant to abrasion

wearing away,wearing down,wearing,erosion,scraping,corrosion,being eaten away,chafing,rubbing,stripping,flaying,excoriation

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abrasion

/əˈbreɪʒən/

noun

The process of scraping or wearing something away.

the metal is resistant to abrasion

wearing away,wearing down,wearing,erosion,scraping,corrosion,being eaten away,chafing,rubbing,stripping,flaying,excoriation

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