infightingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɪnˌfaɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˈɪnˌfaɪ.t̬ɪŋ/competition between people within a group, especially to improve their own position or to get agreement for their ideas:
political infighting
Years of infighting among the leaders have destroyed the party.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Arguments & disagreements
- altercation
- argument
- belligerent
- blow up
- bust up
- conflict
- confrontation
- contention
- disharmony
- dissonance
- feud
- fracas
- fray
- Mexican standoff
- quibble
- rivalry
- row 1
- slanging match
- trouble
- tussle
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