acharnement

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noun

Savage fierceness; ferocity.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounacharnement (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableSavage fierceness; ferocity.

Origin

  1. Frenchacharnement
  2. Englishacharnement

From French acharnement.

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APA

acharnement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acharnement

MLA

“acharnement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acharnement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acharnement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acharnement.

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