"infighting" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-infighting.ogg [US] Forms: infightings [plural]
Etymology: From in- + fighting. Compare Middle English infighten (“to attack”), Old English infiht (“infighting”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|fighting}} in- + fighting, {{cog|enm|infighten||to attack}} Middle English infighten (“to attack”), {{cog|ang|infiht||infighting}} Old English infiht (“infighting”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} infighting (countable and uncountable, plural infightings)
  1. Fighting or quarreling among the members of a single group or side. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (fighting/quarreling among group members): 火併 (Chinese Mandarin), 火并 (huǒbìng) (Chinese Mandarin), keskinäinen riitely (Finnish), eripuraisuus (Finnish), dispute interne [feminine] (French), φαγωμάρα (fagomára) [feminine] (Greek), luta interna [feminine] (Portuguese), conflito interno [masculine] (Portuguese), ра́спри (ráspri) [plural] (Russian), inbördes strid [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-infighting-en-noun-m0Uf3JK~ Disambiguation of 'fighting/quarreling among group members': 69 31
  2. (boxing) Fighting with one's opponent closer than arm's length. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Boxing Translations (boxing: fighting with the opponent close): lähiottelu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-infighting-en-noun-gsuJ3Cie Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war Disambiguation of 'boxing: fighting with the opponent close': 25 75

Verb

Audio: en-us-infighting.ogg [US]
Etymology: From in- + fighting. Compare Middle English infighten (“to attack”), Old English infiht (“infighting”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|fighting}} in- + fighting, {{cog|enm|infighten||to attack}} Middle English infighten (“to attack”), {{cog|ang|infiht||infighting}} Old English infiht (“infighting”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} infighting
  1. present participle and gerund of infight Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: infight Related terms: circular firing squad
    Sense id: en-infighting-en-verb-3MZ6TGNh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 65 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 31 21 48

Inflected forms

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