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falling out

falling out noun: a rift between people or groups, often following a disagreement or quarrel. Also the present participle and gerund of fall out.

Noun

falling out (countable and uncountable, plural fallings out or falling outs)

  1. (idiomatic) A rift between people or groups, often following a disagreement or quarrel
    • Since the falling out with his neighbor, they have kept their distance.
  2. (uncountable) A culture-bound syndrome primarily reported in the southern United States and the Caribbean, described as a constricted consciousness as a psychological response to anxiety and stress.

Also used as

falling out is also the present participle and gerund of fall out.

Forms of falling out

pluralfallings out
pluralfalling outs
alternative formfalling-out

Questions about falling out

What does falling out mean?
Falling out means a rift between people or groups, often following a disagreement or quarrel.
What part of speech is falling out?
Falling out is a noun.
What is the plural of falling out?
The plural of falling out is fallings out.

Words near falling out in the dictionary

  1. falling on deaf ears
  2. falling on hard times
  3. falling on one's face
  4. falling on one's sword
  5. falling on someone's neck
  6. falling out
  7. falling out of favor
  8. falling out of love
  9. falling out of the ugly tree and hitting every branch
  10. falling out upon
  11. falling outs

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