falling out

noun — 2 senses

falling out

noun
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

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.

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