HOW TO PRONOUNCE
internecine
/ˌɪntɚˈnɛsin/
Press play to hear how to pronounce internecine.
American Pronunciation Guide · 1:03
Watch on YouTube ↗
Watch on YouTube ↗
What does internecine mean?
adjective
- Mutually destructive; most often applied to warfare.
- Characterized by struggle within a group, usually applied to an ethnic or familial relationship.
Definitions regrouped for readability · CC BY-SA 4.0
IPA pronunciation
/ˌɪntɚˈnɛsin/
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
In the pages of books
See this word in context.
He was one internecine battle, and he became cruel to her because of it.
During twenty years the nations were engaged in internecine conflict, and Europe witnessed hecatombs that would have terrified Ghengis Khan and Tamerlane.
More book examples (3)
There are already signs of an internecine fight with the devil-grass, which has intrenched itself in a considerable portion of my garden-patch.
At first they welcomed the whites, and were eager to trade with them—particularly for muskets; for their pastime was internecine war, and they greatly preferred the white man's weapons to their own.
It was the only battle which I have ever witnessed, the only battle-field I ever trod while the battle was raging; internecine war; the red republicans on the one hand, and the black imperialists on the other.