trit / tri
to rub, wear down
Latin · terere / tritus
Trit words come from the Latin word for rubbing and wearing down. Something trite is worn smooth by overuse, attrition is a slow wearing down, and a contrite person is crushed by regret.
Memory trick
A trite phrase is rubbed smooth by too many mouths, like a pebble in a river.
Words from this root
- trite (trite) — worn out by overuseघिसा-पिटा
- tritely (trite + ly) — in a worn-out wayघिसे-पिटे ढंग से
- triteness (trite + ness) — lack of freshnessताज़गी की कमी
- attrition (at + trit + ion) — gradual wearing downधीरे-धीरे घिसना, क्षरण
- attritional (attrition + al) — of gradual wearing downधीमे क्षरण का
- contrite (con + trite) — sorry and ashamedपछताने वाला, शर्मिंदा
- contritely (contrite + ly) — in a sorry mannerपछतावे के साथ
- contriteness (contrite + ness) — deep regretगहरा पछतावा
- detriment (de + tri + ment) — harm or damageनुकसान, हानि
- detrimental (detriment + al) — harmfulहानिकारक
- detrimentally (detrimental + ly) — in a harmful wayहानिकारक ढंग से
- triturate (trit + urate) — to grind to a fine powderबारीक पीसना
- tribulation (tribul + ation) — great trouble, hardshipभारी कष्ट, मुसीबत