falling out

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falling out

noun fallings out · falling outs · falling-out

countable, idiomatic, uncountable A rift between people or groups, often following a disagreement or quarrel Since the falling out with his neighbor, they have kept their distance.
uncountable A culture-bound syndrome primarily reported in the southern United States and the Caribbean, described as a constricted consciousness as a psychological response to anxiety and stress.

verb falling-out

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of fall out

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noun rift between people or groups

Español	cizaña, desafición
Deutsch	Zerwürfnis

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@misc{falling_out_2026,
  title = {falling out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/falling%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}