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   friction

   /ˈfrɪkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another: "a lubrication system which reduces friction" Similar abrasionabradingrubbingchafinggratingraspingscrapingexcoriationgrindinggnawingeating awaywearing away/downresistancedragadhesiontractiongrippurchaserare:attritionfrettingdetrition
   • ▪ the action of one surface or object rubbing against another: "the friction of braking"
   • ▪ conflict or animosity caused by a clash of wills, temperaments, or opinions: "a considerable amount of friction between father and son" Similar discorddisharmonydisunitystrifeconflictdisagreementdissensiondissentoppositionvarianceclashingcontentiondisputedisputationarguingargumentquarrellingbickeringsquabblingwranglingfightingfeudingrivalryhostilityanimosityantipathyenmityantagonismresentmentacrimonybitternessbad feelingill feelingill willbad bloodgrudgesgrievancesinformal:falling-outrare:jardisaccorddiscordanceOpposite harmony

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting chafing or rubbing of the body or limbs, formerly much used in medical treatment): via French from Latin frictio(n-), from fricare ‘to rub’.

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