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internecine

[in-ter-nee-seen, -sahyn, -nes-een, -nes-ahyn] / ˌɪn tərˈni sin, -saɪn, -ˈnɛs in, -ˈnɛs aɪn /
ADJECTIVE
involving conflict within a group
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ADJECTIVE
mutually harmful
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Internecine conflict in a local politician’s office is hardly unusual, but it’s atypical to see former staffers air complaints so publicly — particularly just months after an official has taken office.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023

Internecine clashes are an enduring fact of political life.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2021

Internecine debates about which factor is stronger obscure the interconnection and thus acceleration of both.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2017

Internecine fights—Korea, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Iraq 2.0 and Afghanistan come to mind—are always messy and hard for outsiders to manage, never mind impose an outcome.

From Time • Oct. 17, 2016

There was a heavy thunder shower the next day, and I stood out in it all the time in the hope of getting a chance to claim remuneration from the Wabash Mutual Internecine Association.

From The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice by Field, Eugene




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