internecine struggle

internecine struggle
междоусобная борьба

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  • internecine — in·ter·nec·ine (ĭn′tər nĕs’ēn′, ĭn, nē’sīn′) adj. 1) Of or relating to struggle within a nation, organization, or group. 2) Mutually destructive; ruinous or fatal to both sides. 3) Characterized by bloodshed or carnage. ╂ [Latin internecīnus,… …   Word Histories

  • struggle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fight ADJECTIVE ▪ epic, great, life and death, titanic ▪ bitter, desperate, fierce, heroic, violent …   Collocations dictionary

  • struggle — I n. 1) to carry on, put up, wage a struggle 2) a bitter, desperate, fierce, frantic, violent; ceaseless, unending, unrelenting; internecine; life and death struggle 3) the class struggle 4) a struggle against, with; for (a struggle against… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • internecine — adjective /ˌɪntəˈniːsaɪn,ˌɪntɚˈnɛsin/ a) Mutually destructive; most often applied to warfare. Internecine strife in Gaza claimed its most senior victim yesterday when militants assassinated one of the most hated security chiefs there. b)… …   Wiktionary

  • internecine — /in teuhr nee seen, suyn, nes een, nes uyn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group: an internecine feud among proxy holders. 2. mutually destructive. 3. characterized by great slaughter; deadly. Also, internecive /in ter …   Universalium

  • internecine — adj. Internecine is used with these nouns: ↑feud, ↑strife, ↑struggle, ↑warfare …   Collocations dictionary

  • internecine —    (ihn ter NEH sin) [Latin] Pertaining to a struggle within a group or nation; in a conflict, destructive to both sides. Deadly; involving great loss of life.    Internecine BBC politics are of obsessive fascination to all who work there, but… …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • internecine — in•ter•ne•cine [[t]ˌɪn tərˈni sin, saɪn, ˈnɛs in, ˈnɛs aɪn[/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group: an internecine feud[/ex] 2) mutually destructive 3) characterized by great slaughter; deadly • Etymology: 1655–65;… …   From formal English to slang

  • internecine — adj. of or pertaining to a quarrel or struggle within a group; mutually destructive, destructive to both sides; involving bloodshed and killingin·ter·ne·cine || ‚ɪntÉ™(r) nɪːsɪːn , ne / nɪːsaɪn …   English contemporary dictionary

  • internecine — adj (in reference to conflict or struggle) familial, family, domestic, civil, intestine, internal, inhouse, ingroup, intramural. 2. destructive, annihilative, ravaging, devastating; slaughterous, murderous, bloody, gory, sanguinary, sanguineous,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium


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