internal discord; domestic strife
Formal or literary term for conflict, dissension, or trouble within a group, organization, or country. Often used in political or historical contexts.
党内の内訌が深刻化している。
Internal discord within the party is intensifying.
その国は長年の内訌に苦しんでいる。
The country has suffered from years of domestic strife.
From Middle Chinese-derived elements 内 (inside) and 訌 (disorder, conflict). The kanji 訌 is rare and primarily appears in this compound.