infight
infight · infights
An internal battle; a fight with allies or other members of the same groupAn internal battle; a fight with allies or other members of the same group.
Meaning
1 sensesAn internal battle; a fight with allies or other members of the same group.
Origin
Apparently a back-formation from infighting, perhaps continuing Middle English infighten (Apparently a back-formation from infighting, perhaps continuing Middle English infighten (“to attack”), from Old English infiht, infeoht (“an attack made upon a person by another in the same house or between members of a household”), equivalent to in- + fight. Compare Middle English infiht (“an internal fight, a brawl within a household”).
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