1. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); - Example: "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" [syn: rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
falling out
n 1: a personal or social separation (as between opposing
factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" [syn:
rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling
out]