揉(も)め事(ごと)

もめごと
noun
trouble; dispute; quarrel; disagreement
1. trouble; dispute; quarrel; disagreement
a conflict or argument between people, often involving friction or discord
隣人(りんじん)との揉(も)め事(ごと)がある。
I have a dispute with my neighbor.
揉(も)め事(ごと)を避(さ)けたい。
I want to avoid trouble.
遺産相続(いさんそうぞく)の揉(も)め事(ごと)で兄弟(きょうだい)が疎遠(そえん)になった。
The siblings became estranged due to an inheritance dispute.

FORMATION:
揉(も)める (to quarrel, to have friction) + 事(ごと) (matter, thing) → a matter of dispute

VERB FORM:
揉(も)める - to quarrel, to have trouble

RELATED WORDS:

  • 諍(いさか)い (quarrel, dispute)
  • 喧嘩(けんか) (fight, quarrel)
  • {トラブル} (trouble)
  • 紛争(ふんそう) (conflict, dispute - more formal/serious)

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 揉(も)め事(ごと)を起(お)こす (to cause trouble)
  • 揉(も)め事(ごと)に巻(ま)き込(こ)まれる (to get involved in a dispute)
  • 揉(も)め事(ごと)を収(おさ)める (to settle a dispute)
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Added 2026.1.26 13:46
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