attritional
/əˈtrɪʃənl/adjective
उच्चारण अट्रिशनल
थका-थकाकर कमज़ोर करने वाला, घिसाव वाला (युद्ध आदि)
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- 1
[usually before noun]
involving a long, slow process of making an enemy or opponent weaker by continuously attacking or putting pressure on them
थका-थकाकर कमज़ोर करने वाला, घिसाव वाला (युद्ध आदि)
- The two armies were locked in a long attritional war.
- It was an attritional match, with neither team willing to take risks.
- 2
[usually before noun]
connected with the gradual wearing away of something by rubbing or with the gradual reduction in the number of people in an organization
घिसाव से संबंधित, (कर्मचारियों की संख्या में) धीरे-धीरे कमी से संबंधित
- attritional wear on the teeth
- The company has lost staff through attritional losses rather than job cuts.
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Usage: a war of attrition is a war in which each side tries to win by slowly wearing down the strength of the other side.
Usage में a war of attrition ऐसा युद्ध होता है जिसमें हर पक्ष दूसरे पक्ष की ताकत को धीरे-धीरे खत्म करके जीतने की कोशिश करता है।