अनबन (anban)
noun
A feminine noun meaning a falling-out or minor rift between people -- a strained relationship marked by tension or estrangement, not necessarily a loud fight.
Sense
1
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discord, rift, falling-out (between people)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: झगड़ा (jhagdaa, more about active quarreling), मनमुटाव (manmutaav, close in meaning, emotional distance), तनाव (tanaav, general tension, broader than interpersonal rifts)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the word you'll hear when a family member explains, with a slight sigh, why two relatives aren't on speaking terms right now -- भाइयों में अनबन है (bhaaiyon men anban hai, 'there's tension between the brothers'). It carries a sense of a relationship gone slightly sour rather than open warfare, which makes it a very handy, deniable way to describe household or office friction without escalating it into a scandal.
Common Mistakes: 1) अनबन (anban) describes a state of strained relations, not a specific shouting match -- for an actual fight, झगड़ा (jhagdaa) is the better word. 2) It is almost always used with होना (honaa) or हो जाना (ho jaanaa), as in दोनों में अनबन हो गई (donon men anban ho gaii, 'there was a falling-out between the two'), rather than with करना (karnaa).
Sample Sentences:
भाइयों में अनबन है।
There's a rift between the brothers.
(bhaaiyon men anban hai।)
पिछले हफ्ते उन दोनों में अनबन हो गई थी।
There was a falling-out between the two of them last week.
(pichhle haphte un donon men anban ho gaii thii।)
पता नहीं क्यों, आजकल सास-बहू में अनबन रहती है।
I don't know why, but these days there's constant friction between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
(pataa nahiin kyon, aajkal saas-bahoo men anban rahtii hai।)
अगर पैसों को लेकर बीच में अनबन न होती, तो साझेदारी अब तक चल रही होती।
If there hadn't been a rift over money between them, the partnership would still be running.
(agar paison ko lekar biich men anban n hotii, to saajhedaarii ab tak chal rahii hotii।)
दफ्तर में किसी बात पर अनबन हो गई है, इसलिए वो दोनों आजकल बात नहीं करते।
There's been some falling-out at the office over something, that's why those two aren't talking these days.
(daphtar men kisii baat par anban ho gaii hai, islie vo donon aajkal baat nahiin karte।)
क्या तुम बता सकते हो कि उनमें अनबन की वजह क्या थी?
Can you tell me what caused the rift between them?
(kyaa tum bataa sakte ho ki unmen anban kii vajah kyaa thii?)
उम्मीद है कि दोनों परिवारों के बीच जो अनबन है, वह जल्दी सुलझ जाए।
I hope the rift between the two families gets resolved soon.
(ummiid hai ki donon parivaaron ke biich jo anban hai, vah jaldii sulajh jaae।)
छोटी-छोटी बातों को लेकर अनबन बढ़ती जा रही थी।
The discord over small things kept growing.
(chhotii-chhotii baaton ko lekar anban badhtii jaa rahii thii।)
समिति के सदस्यों में अनबन के कारण बैठक बीच में ही रोक दी गई।
Due to discord among the committee members, the meeting was stopped midway.
(samiti ke sadasyon men anban ke kaaran baithak biich men hii rok dii gaii।)
अगर थोड़ी सी अनबन भी हो, तो बात करके सुलझा लेना चाहिए।
Even if there's a little friction, one should sort it out by talking.
(agar thodii sii anban bhii ho, to baat karke suljhaa lenaa chaahie।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
अनबन
(anban)
(sg.f.oblique):
अनबन
(anban)
(pl.f.direct):
अनबनें
(anabnen)
(pl.f.oblique):
अनबनों
(anabnon)