internecine

🇬🇧 UK/.intә'ni:sain/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Mutually destructive to both sides; relating to conflict within a group or organization.

两败俱伤的;内部互相残杀的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
interbetween, among
+
necroot
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ineof, relating to, resembling
=internecine

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The internecine struggle between rival factions within the party ultimately led to its collapse.

  • 2.

    Historians view the civil war as an internecine conflict that devastated the nation's economy.

  • 3.

    Corporate internecine battles over control often damage shareholder value and employee morale.

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