rift Definition

rift
noun

1. A split or crack, especially one in the earth or in rock; a fissure.

Thesaurus: cleft, division, fracture, breach, chink, crevice, cranny.
2. A gap in mist or clouds.
3. A break in previously friendly relations between people, nations, etc.

Thesaurus: separation, quarrel, estrangement, divorce, disagreement, disparity, alienation; Antonym: unity.

verb

rifted, rifting
1. To tear or split something apart.

Derivative: riftless
adj

Etymology: 13c: from Norse ript breaking of an agreement.