Definition of
Rift
- (noun, event) a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- (noun, object) a narrow fissure in rock
- (noun, object) a gap between cloud masses
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Synonyms of Rift
Alternate forms of Rift
Hyponyms: schism
Hypernyms: breakup, cleft, crack, crevice, detachment, fissure, gap, opening, scissure, separation
Origin of the word Rift
- c.1300, from a Scand. source (cf. Dan., Norw. rift "a cleft," O.Icel. ript (pronounced "rift") "breach;" related to O.N. ripa "to break a contract" (see riven). more
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