Abrasion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

erosion by friction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæmpɐnˈɪstɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪliəntnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪliəntnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæmpɐnˈɪstɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

corrasion excoriation attrition scrape scratch grinding detrition

Word Forms

abrade	verb	wear away
scratchy	adjective	causing abrasion
scratch	verb	scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
scrape	verb	bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
excoriate	verb	tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
attritional	adjective	relating to or caused by attrition
corrade	verb	wear away
grind	verb	reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abrieb

ein abgeschürfter Bereich, an dem die Haut eingerissen oder abgenutzt ist

🇪🇸Spanish

abrasión

un área erosionada donde la piel se rasga o desgasta

🇮🇹Italian

abrasione

un'area abrasa in cui la pelle è strappata o consumata

🇳🇱Dutch

slijtage

een geschuurd gebied waar de huid is gescheurd of afgesleten

🇵🇹Portuguese

abrasão

uma área abrasada onde a pele está rasgada ou desgastada

🇷🇺Russian

истирание

потертая область, где кожа порвана или изношена

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घर्षण

एक घिसा हुआ क्षेत्र जहां त्वचा फटी या घिसी हुई है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘর্ষণ

একটি ক্ষতস্থান যেখানে চামড়া ছিঁড়ে গেছে বা জীর্ণ হয়ে গেছে

🇮🇳Tamil

சிராய்ப்பு

தோல் கிழிந்த அல்லது தேய்ந்த ஒரு சிராய்ப்பு பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

రాపిడి

చర్మం నలిగిపోయే లేదా అరిగిపోయిన ప్రాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

घर्षण

त्वचा फाटलेली किंवा जीर्ण झालेली जागा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘર્ષણ

એક ક્ષતિગ્રસ્ત વિસ્તાર જ્યાં ત્વચા ફાટી ગઈ છે અથવા ઘસાઈ ગઈ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸವೆತ

ಚರ್ಮವು ಹರಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಧರಿಸಿರುವ ಸವೆತ ಪ್ರದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉരച്ചിലുകൾ

ചർമ്മം കീറിപ്പോയതോ കീറിയതോ ആയ ഒരു ഉരച്ച പ്രദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਬਰਾਹਟ

ਇੱਕ ਖਰਾਬ ਖੇਤਰ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਚਮੜੀ ਫਟ ਗਈ ਜਾਂ ਖਰਾਬ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھرشن

ایک خستہ حال علاقہ جہاں جلد پھٹی ہوئی یا پھٹی ہوئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

磨损

皮肤被撕裂或磨损的磨损区域

🇯🇵Japanese

摩耗

皮膚が引き裂かれた、またはすり減った擦り傷のある領域

🇰🇷Korean

연마

피부가 찢어지거나 벗겨진 마모된 부위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mài mòn

một khu vực bị mài mòn nơi da bị rách hoặc mòn

🇹🇭Thai

รอยขีดข่วน

บริเวณที่ถูกถลอกซึ่งผิวหนังถูกฉีกขาดหรือสึกหรอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

abrasi

area yang terkelupas di mana kulit terkoyak atau terkelupas

🇵🇭Filipino

hadhad

isang abraded na lugar kung saan ang balat ay napunit o napuputol

🇲🇾Malay

melecet

kawasan yang melecet di mana kulit terkoyak atau lusuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كشط

منطقة متآكلة حيث يتمزق الجلد أو يتآكل

🇮🇷Persian

سایش

یک ناحیه ساییده شده که در آن پوست پاره شده یا فرسوده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

aşınma

cildin yırtıldığı veya aşındığı aşınmış bir alan

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁחִיקָה

אזור שחוק שבו העור נקרע או נשחק

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The primary meaning of 'abrasion' is 'an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off'.

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Using 'abrasion' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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