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accanimento

relentlessness

noun ahk-kah-nee-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

ferocity

Usage Note

Accanimento conveys stubborn, fierce, or even cruel persistence. The legal phrase accanimento terapeutico refers to 'futile medical treatment' (continuing aggressive therapy with no hope of recovery) — a key term in Italian bioethics debates. Con accanimento means 'with ferocity' or 'relentlessly'.

Examples

"Lavorava con accanimento per finire il progetto."

Natural Translation

He worked relentlessly to finish the project.

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