noun
-
boxing 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
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Etymology
Origin of infighting
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It is a further internal controversy for the party in the North East of Scotland, where there was infighting around selections.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“This is more a reflection of a truly incongruous U.S. stance than infighting in Tehran,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Despite the disagreements, some activists struck a more optimistic note about the party's ability to avoid damaging infighting.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
Yet Brother offered the setting for a creative reflowering — arguably the band’s final moment of unity before the start of years of more serious infighting.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
After inevitable bureaucratic infighting and logistics problems, the Global Fund money—$1+ million for the central plateau, spread over five years—became available.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
