揉(も)め事(ごと)

もめごと
noun
trouble; dispute; quarrel; disagreement
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1. trouble; dispute; quarrel; disagreement
a conflict or argument between people, often involving friction or discord
揉(も)め事(ごと)を避(さ)けたい。
I want to avoid trouble.
隣人(りんじん)との揉(も)め事(ごと)がある。
I have a dispute with my neighbor.
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.

Forms

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

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Synonym: 口論(こうろん) (verbal dispute)
Related: 喧嘩(けんか) (fight, quarrel)
Related: トラブル (trouble)
Related: 紛争(ふんそう) (conflict, dispute)
Related: 揉(も)める (to have trouble)
Related: 揉(も)む (to rub, to massage, to crumple)
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Added 2026.1.26 13:46 · Revised 2026.10.8 3:20
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