🧪 Ability to damage 💔 Harmful effect

corrosivity

8.1

Quality that slowly damages trust or relationships

noun
/kəˈroʊsɪvɪti/

: corrosividad

The corrosivity of constant criticism eventually undermined the team's confidence.

Examples

The corrosivity of distrust can slowly erode even the strongest relationships.
Many were alarmed by the corrosivity of the rumors spreading through the community.
High levels of corrosivity can damage trust within a team.
The corrosivity of negative comments can undermine morale.
The corrosivity of constant criticism eventually undermined the team's confidence.
The corrosivity of distrust can slowly erode even the strongest relationships.
The corrosivity of negative comments can undermine morale.

Synonyms

corrosiveness

vscorrosivity

Specialized

1 7.5

A quality of a substance that makes it eat away metal or other materials

is about slow damage to nonphysical things like trust and morale

insidiousness

vscorrosivity

1 9.1

The quality of being harmful in a slow, hidden way that is hard to notice

is about gradual weakening of nonphysical systems rather than secret action

Antonyms

strength

∞ 1.2

Physical or mental power a person has to act

How Undermining

destructiveness

4 6.8

corrosivity

8.1

erosion

29 4.2

harmlessness

1 3.3

Surface Forms

corrosivity singular

corrosivities plural

Morphology

corrosivity = corrosive (transparent) = corrode + ive + ity

Standard nominalization of 'corrosive' to denote the quality or tendency to cause gradual damage; the metaphorical extension remains a predictable quality.

Etymology

Corrosivity comes from the verb corrode and the Latin root rodere meaning 'to gnaw', so think of doubt or constant criticism slowly 'gnawing' at someone's trust like a small animal. That's why corrosivity can mean slow damage or weakening of things such as trust or morale.