bust-up
Relationship's angry end
A bust-up is a serious quarrel or fight that damages a relationship: They had a bust-up and haven't spoken since.
In British usage especially, it can also mean the breakup or collapse of something: the bust-up of their marriage, the bust-up of the company.
Angry verbal dispute
- rowLinear arrangement across
- spatPetty verbal dispute
- tiffMinor interpersonal dispute
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
squabble · wrangle · disagreement · feud · contretemps · bicker · words · scene
Separation into parts
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- separationState of being apart
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- ex-partnerPrevious romantic companion
heartache · dissolution · uncoupling · parting · falling-out · rift · alienation · rebound
Disorderly group fight
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
- fracasNoisy disorderly fight
- fisticuffsHand-to-hand combat
melee · tussle · clash · confrontation · skirmish · affray · riot · blows
quarrel
Angry verbal dispute
dispute · squabble · wrangle · disagreement · feud · contretemps · bicker · words · scene · barney
split
Separation into parts
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- separationState of being apart
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
ex-partner · heartache · dissolution · uncoupling · parting · falling-out · rift · alienation · rebound · singlehood
brawl
Disorderly group fight
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
- fracasNoisy disorderly fight
fisticuffs · melee · tussle · clash · confrontation · skirmish · affray · riot · blows · violence
bust-upreconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
reunion · getting together · making up · getting back together · marriage
bust-upreconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
truce · accord · making peace · agreement · resolution