Internecine

adjective

/-sɪn/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.adjectiveMutually destructive; most often applied to warfare.

"Internecine strife in Gaza claimed its most senior victim yesterday."

2.adjectiveCharacterized by struggle within a group, usually applied to an ethnic or familial relationship.

"The Mongol people were plagued by internecine conflict until Genghis Khan unified them."

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