English Explanatory Dictionary

infight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To fight with allies or other members of the same group.
  2. To box while extremely close to an opponent
noun
  1. An internal battle; a fight with allies or other members of the same group.

Word forms

infight infights infighting infought

Etymology

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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