2006-08-07 00:47:12 · 4 answers · asked by Frederick Ferguson 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The word you want is "internecine," pronounced IN-ter-NEE-sin.
It comes from the Latin: "inter" (between, among) and "necare" (to kill). It means a conflict destructive to both sides, or very bloody.
We do tend to use it to describe civil wars: "The United States fought a terrible internecine war from 1861 to 1865."
2006-08-07 01:08:50 · answer #1 · answered by YahooFreak 1 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Internecine Definition
2016-10-01 03:31:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Define Internecine
2016-12-08 12:38:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's not a real word. Depending on context, it's likely that you mean internecine, which describes a conflict between to groups or nations.
The current Hizbollah/Israel conflict is an internecine conflict.
2006-08-07 01:00:50 · answer #4 · answered by Azrael 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋