badly erode
Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words
To erode to a great and damaging extent.
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- Walkers should stick to obvious paths, even if they are badly eroded.
- Years of broken promises have badly eroded public trust in the government.
- The constant criticism badly eroded her confidence over time.
- The recent storms have badly eroded the coastline, threatening several homes.
- His inconsistent decisions badly eroded his authority as a leader.
- Without proper crop rotation, the soil became badly eroded and lost its fertility.
- The scandal badly eroded the politician's support base just before the election.
- The foundations of the old castle were badly eroded by centuries of wind and rain.
- High inflation can badly erode the value of people's savings.
- His tooth enamel was badly eroded from years of drinking acidic sodas.