falling out

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falling out (countable and uncountable, plural fallings out or falling outs)

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.

falling out

1. present participle and gerund of fall out

• outfalling