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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

The rebel factions have a history of division and internecine fighting.

From BBC Dec. 7, 2024

The mindless contents of commercial television and the integuments of international crisis and internecine warfare within the human family are the principal messages about life on Earth that we choose to broadcast to the Cosmos.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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