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Definition: Attrition |
AttritionNoun1. Erosion by friction. 2. The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice. 3. Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation. 4. A wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition". 5. The act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "attrition" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1385. (references) |
Etymology: Attrition \At*tri"tion\, noun. [Latin expression attritio: compare to the French expression attrition.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Building & Civil Engineering | The wearing down of the monolayer by continual slight impairment, as from winds, microbiology of the reservoir. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The wear of rock particles while being moved about by wind, stream currents, waves, or glaciers. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Environment | Wearing or grinding down of a substance by friction. Dust from such processes contributes to air pollution. (references) |
Military & Defense | The reduction of the effectiveness of a force caused by loss of personnel and materiel. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. The act of wearing and smoothing of rock surfaces by the passage of water charged with sand and gravel, by the passage of sand drifts, the descent of glaciers, etc b. The wear and tear that rock particles in transit undergo through mutual rubbing, grinding, knocking, scraping, and bumping, with resultingcomminution in size. CF:abrasion. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: AttritionSynonyms: abrasion (n), contriteness (n), contrition (n), corrasion (n), detrition (n), grinding (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Friction | Noun: friction, attrition; rubbing, abrasion, scraping. Verb: confrication, detrition, contrition, affriction, abrasion, arrosion, limature, frication, rub; elbow grease; rosin; massage; roughness . |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Attrition |
| English words defined with "attrition": Attrite, attritional ♦ Ftiction ♦ To wear away, To wear out. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "attrition": attrition mill ♦ breaking ground ♦ cannonball mill ♦ FLASH-DRIER OPERATOR ♦ hulled barley ♦ level-of-effort munitions ♦ pot barley ♦ SLURRY MIXER, stone saw, SUPERVISOR, FEED MILL. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Attrition" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (attrition). |
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Screenplays | To kill, period! Win by attrition. Well, Rambo was the best! (First Blood; writing credit: David Morrell; Michael Kozoll) | |
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Health | The attrition rate in pharmacologic studies varies with the drug under investigation. (references) | |
Very gradual increases may be particularly important with tricyclics in order to reduce attrition. (references) | ||
Prospective studies of selected workers' hearing levels over a long time while their sound exposures are carefully monitored are costly and time-consuming and, due to attrition, require a large number of subjects. (references) | ||
Business | Most notable among these are the cancellation of the replacement of Norway's aging F-5 and F-16 fighters lost through attrition, and the delay in procurement of fast patrol boats. (references) | |
Economic History | Costa Rica | Absenteeism and worker attrition are relatively low. (references) |
Israel | The following years were marked by continuing violence across the Suez Canal, punctuated by the 1969-70 war of attrition. (references) | |
Haiti | In 1791, the slave population revolted--led by Haitian heroes Toussaint L'Ouverture, Jean Jacques Dessalines, and Henri Christophe--and gained control of the northern part of the French colony, waging a war of attrition against the French. (references) | |
Minorities | Macedonia | The Government for several years has set a recruiting quota of 22 percent for enrolling minority students at the police secondary school, but attrition has kept the graduating classes from retaining that percentage of ethnic minorities. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Attrition" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Attrition" is used about 99 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 99 | 32,870 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "attrition": attrition minefield ♦ attrition rate ♦ attrition sweeping ♦ rate of attrition ♦ sustained attrition minefield ♦ Tooth Attrition ♦ war of attrition. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "attrition"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | tretje (assimilation, cachexy, decomposition, digestion, dissolution, evaporation, incision, maceration, melting), të fërkuarit, friksion (abrasion, clutch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ندم (be sorrowful, compunction, contrition, penitence, regret, remorse, repentance, rue), تآكل (abrasion, corrode, corrosion, erode, erosion, gnaw, wear out), إنهاك (exhaustion, limpness), إحتكاك (contact, drag, friction, rub, rubbing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | атрубуция, покаяние (penance, penitence, repentance, sorrow), изхабяване (waste, wear), изтъркване (abrasion, detrition, fraying, scour, scrub, wear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 磨损 (frayed, Fraying). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | otìr (abrasion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | udmattelse (exhaustion, fag, fatigue, strain, tiredness), nedslidning (wear), indre slid (internal wear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | inwendige slijtage (internal wear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مالش (Friction, Scrub), ساءیدگی (Abrasion, Chafe, Erosion, Gall), خراش (Abrasion, Graze, Irritation, Rift, Scotch, Scrape, Scuff), اصطکاک (Friction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | sisäinen kuluminen (internal wear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | usure. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | zermürbung (wearing down). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | φθορά (abrasion, corruption, decay, spoilage, spoiling, wastage, waste, wear, wear and tear), τριβή (abrading, abrasion, frazzle, friction, rubbing, wear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | "תשת כחות (exhaustion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | elkopás (ageing, aging, chafing, deterioration), elhasználódás (deterioration, wear and tear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | perusakan (defacement, destruction, impairment), pengikisan, erosi (erosion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | attrito (friction), logoramento (wasting away, wear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 持久戦 (protracted war, war of attrition), 消耗戦 (war of attrition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しょうもうせ" (war of attrition), じきゅうせ" (protracted war, war of attrition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 감손. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | scryssey magh (abolishment, abolition, amortize, blot out, blur, blur as vision, delete, deletion, efface, erase, erasure, obliterate, obliteration, scratch out, scrub, shatter, strike off, wear off). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | attritionay atrito (abrasion, fret, misunderstanding, rub, rubbing), abrasão (abrasion), desgaste interno (internal wear), desgaste (abrasion, detrition, fret, friction, inroad, offscourings, wastage, waste, wear, wear and tear). (various references) uzurã (frazzle, use, wear). (various references) узура, трение (friction, rubbers), истощение (attenuation, consumption, debilitation, decrepitude, depletion, distress, drain, emaciation, exhaustion, extenuation, goneness, inanition, leanness, tabescence), изнурение (emaciation, exhaustion, extenuation, fag, maceration). (various references) trenje (adhesion, friction, jar), osipanje (dispersal), kajanje (contrition, repentance). (various references) atrición, roce (kiss, osculation, shave, touch), desgaste (leak, scuff, wastage, waste, wear, wear and tear, wearout, weathering). (various references) utmattning (exhaustion, fatigue, inanition, prostration), skavning (scrape, scraping), nötning (ues, use, wear). (various references) aşınma (abrasion, amortization, corrosion, detrital, detrition, dilapidation, erosion, fret, wear), aşındırma (abrasion, corrosion, denudation, erosion), yıpratma (fraying), yıpranma (abrasion, corrosion, fraying, frazzle, wear). (various references) стирання (abrading, abrasion, defacement, deletion, effacement, erasement, erasure, obliteration, rub), тертя (abrasion, chafing, fret, friction, rub, rubbing), вискоблювання (curettage, scraping), виснаження (attenuation, cachexy, debilitation, depletion, emaciation, exhaustion, goneness, maceration), абразія. (various references) sự thống khổ vì tội lỗi, sự l m kiệt sức, sự cọ mòn sự l m cho mệt mỏi. (various references) treuliad (digestion), traul (cost, expense, wear), rhathiad (friction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "attrition": attritional, attritions. (additional references) | |
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"Attrition" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: actrition, artrition, atriction, atrition, atrittion, Attraxion, attristion, attritian, attriting, attritio, aturation, autrition, auttrition, ettrition, trition. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "attrition" (pronounced utri"shun) |
| 7 | u t r i" sh u n | geriatrician, obstetrician, patrician, pediatrician. |
| 6 | -t r i" sh u n | contrition, electrician, malnutrition, nutrition. |
| 4 | -i" sh u n | abolition, academician, acquisition, addition, admission, admonition, ambition, ammunition, apparition, audition, clinician, coalition, cognition, commission, competition, composition, condition, decommission, decomposition, definition, demolition, dentition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, edition, emission, erudition, exhibition, expedition, exposition, extradition, fission, fruition, ignition, imposition, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intuition, juxtaposition, logician, magician, mathematician, mission, mortician, munition, musician, omission, opposition, optician, partition, permission, petition, physician, politician, position, precondition, predisposition, preignition, premonition, presupposition, prohibition, proposition, recognition, recondition, redefinition, reimposition, remission, rendition, repetition, reposition, requisition, retransmission, rhetorician, sedition, statistician, submission, superstition, supposition, suspicion, tactician, technician, theoretician, titian, tradition, transition, transmission, tuition, volition. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, auction, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, lotion, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstruction, occupation, ocean, operation, oppression, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, passion, pasteurization, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, predestination, prediction, predilection, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, replication, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, suppression, suspension, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, titillation, toleration, traction, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: titration. | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-i-n-o-r-t-t-t" | |
-1 letter: antiriot. | |
-2 letters: introit, titrant. | |
-3 letters: aroint, attorn, intort, ration, ratton, titian, triton. | |
-4 letters: intro, nitro, noria, ottar, ratio, riant, taint, tanto, tarot, titan, torii, train, trait, trona. | |
-5 letters: airn, airt, anti, inia, inro, inti, into, iota, iron, naoi, noir, nori, nota, rain, rani, rant, rato, riot, roan, rota, roti, tain, tarn, taro, tart, tint, tiro. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-i-n-o-r-t-t-t" | |
+1 letter: attritions, titrations. | |
+2 letters: attribution, attritional, trituration. | |
+3 letters: attributions, interstation, partitionist, strontianite, totalitarian, triturations. | |
+4 letters: antiauthority, antiterrorist, attributional, contractility, partitionists, reattribution, strontianites, totalitarians. | |
+5 letters: abstractionist, antiterrorists, integrationist, interpretation, misattribution, pantisocratist, prettification, reattributions, stratification, teratogenicity, traditionalist, traumatization. | |
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