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[ in-fahy-ting ] / ˈɪnˌfaɪ tɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR infighting ON THESAURUS.COM
nounfighting at close range. fighting between rivals, people closely associated, members of a group, etc.; internecine contention. free-for-all fighting. Origin of infightingFirst recorded in 1810–20; in-1 + fighting OTHER WORDS FROM infightinginfighter, nounWords nearby infightinginfidelity, infield, infielder, infield hit, infield out, infighting, infill, infiltrate, infiltration, infiltration anesthesia, infiltration capacity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for infightingThe best men in the revolution have already died, and it has spiraled down to a lot of infighting. ‘Point and Shoot’ Captures the Birth of a Warrior on Film|Lloyd Grove|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Quite apart from all that infighting, the fact is a confrontation with Israel at this time suits neither Hezbollah nor Tehran. Hezbollah Talks Big but Bows Out of the Gaza War|Jamie Dettmer|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST But infighting between the Texas groups is an even bigger threat. Texas Gun Groups’ Circular Firing Squad|Brandy Zadrozny|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST The infighting got so bad that the Staten Island Republican Party endorsed Fossella, who then began mulling a comeback. Grimm’s Dysfunctional District|David Freedlander|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The infighting, the rise of the Islamists, how does that end? The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi|Elliot Ackerman|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Apaches' bows were little use for infighting, but they had their knives. The Defiant Agents|Andre Alice Norton Infighting, in′fīt-ing, n. boxing at close quarters when blows from the shoulder cannot be given. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various He kept close to Carpentier during the rest of the fight and wore him down with body blows during the infighting. Pieces of Hate|Heywood Broun He had to depend on speed, and the infighting tricks he had learned from Scotty. The Electronic Mind Reader|John Blaine Like Dr. Hammerfield, he was unused to this fierce "infighting," as Ernest called it. The Iron Heel|Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for infighting
nounboxing 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 of infightinginfighter, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to infightingdivision, disharmony, discord, tumult, disunity, disagreement, friction, dissension, turbulence, rebellion, sedition, quarrelsomeness, divisiveness |