Definition of "falling-out" [falling-out]

• A disagreement; a quarrel: a falling-out among family members. (noun)

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• "The players, on the other hand, say they feel undervalued and mistreated: the current falling-out has seen Gayle accuse the WICB of failing to communicate with him over injury and selection issues and Chanderpaul—the team's top-performing batsman of recent years—complain that his batting has been subject to ongoing meddling by management, even during games, and that he was even recently asked to retire."
• "But the two families had a falling-out, for reasons Kendall won't disclose, and she became an early Angle backer."
• "Does that lead to his falling-out with the Green Arrow and, eventually, his heroin addiction?"