rift between/with• Viacom employees said they were surprised because they had no clues of any rift between Redstone and his top lieutenant.• There is a great rift between us now.• Strickland has wanted out since last season, when his rift with Carlesimo began.• Hodge lamented the rift between the military government and the rightists after their earlier cooperation.• The rift betweenconventional and complementarymedicine has had many harmfuleffects.• The rift between the two men was particularly painful since they had been so close at first.• The rift between them is now so bitter, it is believed they will take the finalstep as soon as possible.• He will not entertain questions about his 25-year rift with Dean Martin, who died recently.