English noun: falling out | |||
| 1. | falling out (event) a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) | ||
| Samples | They hoped to avoid a break in relations. | ||
| Synonyms | breach, break, rift, rupture, severance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breakup, detachment, separation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | schism | ||