acharnement

noun

achar·​ne·​ment

ä-shär-nə-ˈmäⁿ

plural -s

: ferocity

Word History

Etymology

French, ardor, relentlessness, ferocity, from acharner to bait, excite (from Old French, from a-—from Latin ad-— + charn-, stem of char meat, from Latin carn-, caro) + -ment

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above

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