EROSION Synonyms

• erosion by friction

• the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

• sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

• a wearing down to weaken or destroy

• the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction

• the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

• a mental or physical breakdown

• (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

• a cessation of normal operation

• an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

• (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

• a symptom of reduced quality or strength

• process of changing to an inferior state

• in a decomposed state

• a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system

• separation into component parts

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

• total destruction

• fall apart

• break or fall apart into fragments

• fall into decay or ruin

• the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

• towards the side exposed to wind

• face and withstand with courage

• cause to slope

• sail to the windward of

• change under the action or influence of the weather

• erosion by chemical action

• (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

• (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

• the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment

• producing exhaustion

• (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

• (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively