falling-out
Friendship-ending disagreement
A falling-out is a serious quarrel that damages or ends a relationship: They had a falling-out over money and haven't spoken since.
The term implies a rupture between people who were previously close—friends, family members, or business partners.
Plural: fallings-out.
Reasoned case or dispute
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
- rowLinear arrangement across
spat · tiff · squabble · altercation · clash · confrontation · blowup · scene
Bitter ongoing rivalry
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- discordLack of agreement
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
animosity · bitterness · bad blood · ill will · tension · strife · acrimony · enmity
State of being isolated
- separationState of being apart
- riftCrack or estrangement
- breachBreaking of agreement
- splitSeparation into parts
distance · coolness · detachment · disconnection · disaffection · parting · rupture · schism
Inventing or reconciling
- mending fencesRepairing damaged relationships
- reunionGathering after separation
- rapprochementReestablishment of harmonious relations
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
apology · healing · resolution · truce · peace · olive branch · burying the hatchet · second chance
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
row · spat · tiff · squabble · altercation · clash · confrontation · blowup · scene · words
feud
Bitter ongoing rivalry
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- discordLack of agreement
friction · animosity · bitterness · bad blood · ill will · tension · strife · acrimony · enmity · grudge
alienation
State of being isolated
- separationState of being apart
- riftCrack or estrangement
- breachBreaking of agreement
split · distance · coolness · detachment · disconnection · disaffection · parting · rupture · schism · break
making up
Inventing or reconciling
- mending fencesRepairing damaged relationships
- reunionGathering after separation
- rapprochementReestablishment of harmonious relations
forgiveness · apology · healing · resolution · truce · peace · olive branch · burying the hatchet · second chance · fresh start
falling-outreconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
rapprochement · harmony · reunion · accord · making up
falling-outagreement
Shared position between parties
accord · settlement · resolution · understanding · compromise
falling-outmaking up
Inventing or reconciling
reunion · coming together · bonding · reconnection · mending fences
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