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单词 falling-out
释义

falling-out

noun

fall·​ing-out ˌfȯ-liŋ-ˈau̇t How to pronounce falling-out (audio)
plural fallings-out or falling-outs
: an instance of falling out : quarrel
had a falling-out with his parents

Synonyms

  • altercation
  • argle-bargle [chiefly British]
  • argument
  • argy-bargy [chiefly British]
  • battle royal
  • bicker
  • brawl
  • contretemps
  • controversy
  • cross fire
  • disagreement
  • dispute
  • donnybrook
  • fight
  • hassle
  • imbroglio
  • kickup
  • misunderstanding
  • quarrel
  • rhubarb
  • row
  • scrap
  • set-to
  • spat
  • squabble
  • tiff
  • wrangle
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Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined above

falling-out 1 of 2

noun

as in altercation
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions the two friends have been lonely and miserable since they had a falling-out

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • altercation
  • quarrel
  • dispute
  • disagreement
  • controversy
  • fight
  • bicker
  • misunderstanding
  • brawl
  • squabble
  • argument
  • spat
  • contretemps
  • feud
  • imbroglio
  • tiff
  • skirmish
  • disputation
  • row
  • clash
  • donnybrook
  • set-to
  • battle royal
  • cross fire
  • debate
  • tussle
  • wrangle
  • rhubarb
  • argle-bargle
  • kickup
  • tangle
  • argy-bargy
  • difference
  • vendetta
  • run-in
  • scrap
  • hassle
  • dissension
  • dissention
  • protest
  • fisticuffs
  • protestation
  • contention
  • catfight
  • logomachy
  • attack
  • objection
  • fracas
  • affray
  • melee
  • fuss
  • mêlée
  • fray
  • free-for-all

falling out

2 of 2

verb

present participle of fall out
1
as in bickering
to express different opinions about something often angrily club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bickering
  • butting heads
  • locking horns
  • fighting
  • arguing
  • bandying words
  • quarreling
  • mixing it up
  • argufying
  • clashing
  • brabbling
  • altercating
  • tiffing
  • brawling
  • quarrelling
  • wrangling
  • controverting
  • rowing
  • squabbling
  • jarring
  • scrapping
  • disputing
  • spatting
  • quibbling
  • discussing
  • debating
  • hassling
  • daring
  • challenging
  • contesting
  • contending
  • tangling
  • nitpicking
  • defying
  • protesting
  • kicking
  • fussing
  • objecting
  • caviling
  • considering
  • cavilling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • getting along
  • coexisting
  • accepting
  • agreeing
  • consenting
  • concurring
  • assenting
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2
as in proving
to come to be I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • proving
  • coming out
  • shaking out
  • turning out
  • evolving
  • panning out
  • emerging
  • playing out
  • developing
  • working out
  • unfolding
  • germinating
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