friction between
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4.0
- noun
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fricción entre
- Another source of friction between Ukraine and Russia arose from disagreements about the division of the ex-Soviet armed forces.
- source of friction between
- friction between the countries
- friction between two
And it's almost like a friction between who you are and then the life you're living.
- And it's almost like a friction between who you are and then the life you're living.
- She doesn't feel loved and and desired and and that can cause a lot of friction between the two.
- And she, because she was a sensitive driver, anticipated, oh, boy, this is going to cause some conflict and friction between the product team and the technical team.
- And through all the therapy, years and years of therapy, I have done away with those behaviors which were causing friction between US and the family unit.
- Harold and I, even though I wrote a book about it, we had a lot of friction between US and I went.
Examples
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There has been increasing friction between the teachers and the administration over policy changes.
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The current friction between the two countries is the result of basically two factors.
Academic text (1994) -
So this value is best supported if there is less friction between design and code.
Blog text (34) -
Such criticism has developed into friction between the two allies.
Academic text (2004) -
There was also some evidence of friction between Salafists and Hamas.
Academic text (2011) -
What are the causes of the friction between Lily and Etka?
Fiction book (1999) -
The sense of ethnic identity led predictably to friction between ethnic groups.
Academic text (2000) -
The rapid pace of China's economic development exacerbated friction between the central and provincial governments and between the state and society.
Academic text (1998) -
The manager addressed the friction between the two teams to improve cooperation.
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The friction between the community groups led to heated debates during the town meeting.
Synonyms
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1.0
A situation with fighting or strong arguments that disturbs people
675
2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
397
2.3
A serious disagreement between people or groups over ideas
294
4.5
A situation when people or groups meet in direct conflict, often angrily
290
2.9
A serious fight between groups to gain control
110
6.0
A strong disagreement between groups that causes tension
105
3.2
A short conflict between people or groups
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2.0
An angry argument between people who are usually friendly
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6.6
Serious disagreement and fighting among people
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3.9
Tension between people or groups
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6.5
A strong disagreement between people or groups
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3.7
A strong clash between ideas or goals
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5.6
Strong disagreement between people or groups
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7.5
A disagreement and arguing between people who must work together
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8.1
A situation where people or groups disagree and feel tension
A disagreement between ideas, people, or interests
Antonyms
How Tense
Surface Forms
Morphology
friction + between
The meaning 'conflict or tension between two or more people or groups' is directly derivable from combining 'friction' (tension, dispute) with the preposition 'between' that specifies the parties involved. This noun+preposition composition is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Friction between comes from the simple image of two things rubbing together. Here friction means rubbing and between shows two sides, so when people or groups 'rub' each other the phrase describes 'conflict' or 'tension' between them.