Erode — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become ground down or deteriorate

remove soil or rock

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪɹˈoʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪɹˈəʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪɹˈəʊd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪɹˈoʊd/.

Examples

Her confidence eroded
Rain eroded the terraces

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eat at gnaw gnaw at fret wear away eat away

Parts of Speech

verb	become ground down or deteriorate “Her confidence eroded”
verb	remove soil or rock “Rain eroded the terraces”

Word Forms

erosive	adjective	of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
erosion	noun	condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
wearing away	noun	(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
eroding	noun	(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erodieren

zermahlen werden oder sich verschlechtern

🇫🇷French

éroder

devenir broyé ou se détériorer

🇪🇸Spanish

erosionar

desmenuzarse o deteriorarse

🇮🇹Italian

erodere

sminuzzarsi o deteriorarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

eroderen

vermalen of verslechteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

corroer

tornar-se desgastado ou deteriorar-se

🇷🇺Russian

разрушать

стереться или испортиться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इरोड

जमींदोज हो जाना या ख़राब हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষয়

মাটি নিচে বা খারাপ হয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

அரிக்கும்

தரைமட்டமாக அல்லது மோசமடைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షీణించు

గ్రౌండ్ డౌన్ అవ్వండి లేదా క్షీణించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

खोडणे

खाली पडणे किंवा खराब होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધોવાણ

નીચે પડી જવું અથવા બગડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸವೆಯುತ್ತವೆ

ನೆಲಸಮವಾಗುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಹದಗೆಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മണ്ണൊലിപ്പ്

നിലംപതിക്കുകയോ മോശമാവുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਈਰੋਡ

ਹੇਠਾਂ ਡਿੱਗਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਗੜ ਜਾਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خراب

نیچے گرنا یا خراب ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

侵蚀

被碾碎或恶化

🇯🇵Japanese

浸食する

すり減るか劣化する

🇰🇷Korean

좀먹다

땅바닥에 떨어지거나 악화되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn mòn

trở nên suy yếu hoặc xuống cấp

🇹🇭Thai

กัดกร่อน

ทรุดโทรมลงหรือเสื่อมสภาพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengikis

menjadi melemah atau memburuk

🇵🇭Filipino

maagnas

nagiging lupa o lumala

🇲🇾Malay

menghakis

menjadi tanah ke bawah atau merosot

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تآكل

تصبح الأرض أسفل أو تتدهور

🇮🇷Persian

فرسایش

زمین خورده یا خراب می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

aşındırmak

yere düşmek veya kötüleşmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִסְחוֹף

נהרסים או מתדרדרים

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