15
abrasion(noun, decrease, clean, stroke, destruction)
12
erosion(noun, loss, deterioration, contact, resistance)
11
detrition(noun, friction)
10
contrition(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
10
friction(noun, clean, stroke, deterioration, contact)
9
contriteness(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
9
rubbing(noun, contact, friction, abrasion, erosion)
8
wear(noun, decrease, clean, use, stroke)
7
penitence(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
7
compunction(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
7
grinding(noun, clean, stroke, contact, resistance)
7
remorse(noun, feeling, distress, shame, sorrow)
6
repentance(noun, feeling, bad, distress, shame)
6
rasping(noun, clean, stroke, contact, resistance)
6
rub(noun, clean, stroke, scrub, scour)
6
wear and tear(noun, expression, idiom, use, deterioration)
6
exhaustion(noun, loss)
5
chafing(noun, contact, abrasion, rubbing)
5
decrease(noun, loss, destruction, discount, lessening)
5
depletion(noun, loss)
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