attrit vs sorriness

attrit

noun
  • One who voluntarily or involuntarily leaves a company; a termed employee. 

verb
  • To be reduced in quantity through attrition. 

  • To lose, or to kill, troops by attrition due to sustained firepower. 

  • To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out. 

  • To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition. 

sorriness

noun
  • The state or quality of being sorry; regret. 

  • Worthlessness; wretchedness. 

How often have the words attrit and sorriness occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )