Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A rift between people or groups, often following a disagreement or quarrel
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, idiomatic, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of fall out
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: rupture, breach, break, severance, rift
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separation, breakup, detachment
Narrower terms: schism
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
