noun
pl. fall·ing-outs′ or fall·ings-out′ a disagreement or quarrel that causes a breach between persons formerly close
falling out
fall·ing-out 
These two women have had a falling out.
Falling out is defined as a disagreement or something that causes two people to no longer be friendly with one another.
An example of a falling out is when two sisters fight over their inheritance and stop speaking to each other.
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noun
pl. fall·ings-out, or fall·ing-outsA disagreement; a quarrel: a falling-out among family members.
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Noun
(plural fallings-out)
- Alternative form of falling out.
Noun
(plural fallings out)
- (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.
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