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Attrition Pronunciation
Attrition is pronounced uh-TRI-shuhn, IPA /əˈtrɪʃən/.
uh-TRI-shuhn
US /əˈtrɪʃən/ · UK /əˈtrɪʃən/
Syllables: uh · TRI · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A gradual wearing down, or the loss of staff as people leave and are not replaced.
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Attrition in a Sentence
- The team shrank by attrition rather than redundancy.
- Both sides settled into a war of attrition.
- Attrition among first-year students has fallen.
Common Mispronunciations of Attrition
Not A-tri-shuhn
Addition and ambition put the loud beat just in front of their ending, and this word does the same.
Not uh-TRIT-ee-uhn
Nutrition closes on one compressed shuhn, and nothing spreads this ending into two beats either.
Tip: The double t is a single sound, so the opening is a quick uh followed straight by TRI.
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