friction has definitions from the field of physics
1
[ noun ] a state of conflict between persons

Synonyms

clash

Used in print

(Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)

And it is precisely in this poorer economic class that one finds , and has always found , the most racial friction .

Related terms

conflict clash

2
[ noun ] (physics) the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

Synonyms

rubbing

Related terms

resistance grinding grip rub

3
[ noun ] effort expended in rubbing one object against another

Synonyms

rubbing detrition

Related terms

effort attrition rub

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