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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

For the first time, Cox and Pope both saw that the internecine battle appeared coordinated.

From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024

Eventually, internecine warfare erupted between the United States and Soviet Chess federations and FIDE.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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