falling out

plural fallings out · plural falling outs · alternative falling-out

1. countableidiomaticuncountableA rift between people or groups, often following a disagreement or quarrel

   Since the falling out with his neighbor, they have kept their distance.

2. uncountableA 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.

alternative falling-out

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fall out