Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

falling out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables
falling out
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rift between people or groups, often following a disagreement or quarrel

Countable; Uncountable

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.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of fall out

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

fallings out (plural) falling outs (plural) falling-out (alternative)

Synonyms

rupture breach break severance rift

Questions

What does falling out mean?
A rift between people or groups, often following a disagreement or quarrel

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