falling out

Speech parts

1. falling out - Noun

2. falling out - Verb

Meaning

a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

falling-out

Synonyms

rift break breach rupture severance fight conflict debate argument controversy row dispute arguing beef disagreement

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Antonyms

concord agreement keeping consensus accepting accord

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Hypernyms

separation detachment breakup

Hyponyms

schism

Examples

Falling out of love is very enlightening. For a short while you see the world with new eyes. Iris Murdoch

Falling out of love is chiefly a matter of forgetting how charming someone is. Iris Murdoch

No one is more conventional than a woman who is falling out of love. Françoise Sagan

I was going to buy a book on hair loss, but the pages kept falling out. Jay London

I used to jog but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass. David Lee Roth

First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love. Maya Angelou

Close letter words and terms

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