marital discord
Wedded couple's friction
Marital discord is conflict or disharmony between spouses.
The phrase appears most often in clinical, legal, or sociological contexts: The study examined effects of marital discord on children, Years of marital discord preceded the divorce.
Discord suggests ongoing friction rather than isolated arguments.
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- communication breakdownFailure to convey meaning
- silent treatmentRefusing to speak
- financial strainDifficulty meeting monetary obligations
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
couples therapy · emotional neglect · growing apart · sleeping in separate beds · stress · depression · betrayal · anger · walking on eggshells · contempt · heated argument · divorce · forgiveness · trial separation · estrangement · irreconcilable differences · mediation · emotional exhaustion
- infidelityadultery, affair, adulteress, cheating, cheater
- divorce groundsadultery, cruelty, desertion, abandonment, infidelity
marital discordmarital harmony
Peaceful union between spouses
wedded bliss · marital bliss · domestic harmony · domestic bliss · domestic tranquility