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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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Instead, long stretches of the book read like disparate essays on donnish life, fads and internecine disagreements, strung together in a sequence that never coheres.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

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

The 97th Academy Awards arrive Sunday after a film season full of wild momentum swings, online trolling and internecine whisper campaigns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025

Along the way, there is internecine strife between the gods and some flying Hell’s Angels, the magnificently apocalyptic Valkyries.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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