[
UK
/ˌɪntənˈɛsiːn/
]
[ US /ˌɪnˈtɝnəˌsin/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈtɝnəˌsin/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
(of conflict) within a group or organization
an internecine feud among proxy holders -
characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides
internecine war
How To Use internecine In A Sentence
- And the Conservatives have no stomach for an ideological fight, only for internecine warfare.
- We are fascinated by the internecine warfare at Colina.
- The fear is of a repetition of the 1992 events when groups which now make up the Northern Alliance captured Kabul from Afghanistan's last pro-Moscow government but then wrecked it with internecine warfare.
- In a fiercely tribal society, with traditions of internecine warfare that lasted at least until ten years ago, defensible towns and houses were vital.
- Robertson, meanwhile, is trying to kill the image of a bank famed for its stability and clean succession-planning being rocked by internecine warfare. Surprise on the menu for HSBC's chief executive Michael Geoghegan
- Secondly, it could plunge the country into another round of internecine fighting and, thirdly, it could put the US at odds with the UN.
- To try to cut down on internecine warfare, Mr Florio oversaw annual meetings at which he encouraged publishers to work together.
- But, this time, he was unable to reconcile internecine squabbles.
- This sort of internecine nastiness is all too common in law firms, investment partnerships, and other businesses that depend on their owners' harmony.
- If it did, the internecine warfare would be catastrophic.