Definition of "frictions" []

• Plural form of friction. (noun)

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• "And he was on loan to the city of Chicago, doing a traffic study, and realized that all of the traffic accidents that he saw and most of the congestion he witnessed could be ascribed to four of what he called frictions."
• "I suspect this just adds a level of complexity to a society that makes certain frictions and situations harder to avoid."
• "Had he had the space for the second half, which analyzes the long-term frictions caused by increased competition from Japan and the real conflicts of interest which have arisen, your readers would know that I do not argue that an improvement of Western knowledge of Japan or Japanese efforts to communicate better are alone going to reduce tensions."