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falling-out

nounC1neutral

A falling-out is a quarrel that ends a friendship for a while. Have a falling-out, after their falling-out, a falling-out over money.

It suggests something mendable, which is what separates it from a break. The commonest causes are money and a wedding, in that order.

Definitions of falling-out

  1. 1nounfalling-outA quarrel that ends a friendship for a while.C1

    “They had a falling-out in 1998 and spoke again in 2012.”

falling-out is a quarrel.

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