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