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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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An internecine price war that shrinks margins is extremely damaging in the run-up to an IPO.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

Senate in Michigan is trying to sidestep another internecine fight by keeping his eye on the goal.

From Slate Apr. 29, 2026

Afghanistan’s internecine bloodshed has an epiphanic effect on the author: “When death stalks every door,” she writes in a burst of originality, “the only antidote is to live.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 20, 2025

Every year in cities across the country, this sort of internecine conflict undoubtedly happens.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2024

“The greatest single factor in preventing insects from overwhelming the rest of the world is the internecine warfare which they carry out among themselves,” said the entomologist Robert Metcalf.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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