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infighting
/ ˈɪˌڲɪɪŋ /
noun
- boxing combat at close quarters in which proper blows are inhibited and the fighters try to wear down each other's strength
- intense competition, as between members of the same organization, esp when kept secret from outsiders
Derived Forms
- ˈˌھٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- fe noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of infighting1
Example Sentences
There’s infighting and conflict as the nights wear on, and somehow everyone is right in their own way, but they remain united, unlike most groups of friends who find themselves in a forest filled with murderous entities.
Leader Kemi Badenoch's backers continually say that rebuilding the party is a long-term project, and praise her for managing to draw at least a faint line under the toxic infighting that corroded Conservative ranks in recent years.
Wilkinson argued that the infighting between the judiciary and the executive branch will only serve to diminish both.
Perhaps they were understandably exhausted by the trauma and infighting of The Beatles’ breakup.
The Lib Dem leader said Nigel Farage and his party Reform UK were "too busy fighting amongst themselves to fix the problems we face", pointing to the infighting involving MP Rupert Lowe.
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