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internecine

[ UK /ˌɪntənˈɛsiːn/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈtɝnəˌsin/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. (of conflict) within a group or organization
    an internecine feud among proxy holders
  2. 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.
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