Erosion
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The result of having been being worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion or contraction, or impact. Destruction by abrasive action of fluids. One of two fundamental operations in morphological image processing from which all other morphological operations are derived. Loss of tooth enamel due to non-bacteriogenic chemical processes. A shallow ulceration or lesion, usually involving skin or epithelial tissue.
Example sentence: But when you have bad governance, of course, these resources are destroyed: The forests are deforested, there is illegal logging, there is soil erosion. I got pulled deeper and deeper and saw how these issues become linked to governance, to corruption, to dictatorship.
Corrosion
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of corroding or the condition so produced.A substance (such as rust) so formed.Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.The gradual destruction or undermining of something.