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schism
 
NOUN:1. An interruption in friendly relations: alienation, breach, break, disaffection, estrangement, fissure, rent2, rift, rupture, split. See ASSEMBLE, HELP. 2. A state of disagreement and disharmony: clash, conflict, confrontation, contention, difference, difficulty, disaccord, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissonance, faction, friction, inharmony, strife, variance, war, warfare. See CONFLICT. 3. The condition of being divided, as in opinion: disunion, disunity, divergence, divergency, division. See ASSEMBLE.
 
 
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