'infighting' definitions:
Definition of 'infighting'
From: GCIDE
- infighting \infighting\ n. [in- + fighting.]
- 1. contention among members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders), sometimes of a bitter, intense, or prolonged character.
- Note: [Such infighting may lead to factionalism.] PJC]
- 2. fighting, such as boxing, at close quarters. [PJC]
- 3. rough-and-tumble, free-for-all fighting. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'infighting'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggressiveness,
- bellicosity,
- belligerence,
- bickering,
- bout,
- boxing,
- boxing match,
- Chinese boxing,
- close fighting,
- combativeness,
- contentiousness,
- dissension,
- dissent,
- dissidence,
- faction,
- factiousness,
- fighting,
- fisticuffs,
- flak,
- irascibility,
- irritability,
- litigiousness,
- partisan spirit,
- partisanship,
- prizefight,
- prizefighting,
- pugilism,
- pugnacity,
- quarrelsomeness,
- savate,
- shadowboxing,
- shrewishness,
- spar,
- the clinches,
- the fights,
- the ring