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infighting

noun

Etymology

From in- + fighting. Compare Middle English infighten (“to attack”), Old English infiht (“infighting”).

  1. derived from *fehtaną✻ — “to comb, struggle, contend with”
  2. inherited from *fehtandz✻
  3. inherited from feohtende
  4. inherited from feghtyng
  5. prefixed as infighting — “in + fighting”

Definitions

  1. Fighting or quarreling among the members of a single group or side.

    • […] the economic and financial mismanagement of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government and chronic infighting within the regime have contributed to the economic chaos […]

  2. Fighting with one's opponent closer than arm's length.

    • Tate predicted that Wills, famed for infighting, would have to change his tactics against Firpo to avoid being knocked "very loose."
    • His left jab pecked at McTigue's face, and at infighting he matched the champion on even terms.

  3. present participle and gerund of infight

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA