About The Word Cacoethes
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Cacoethes
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What's The Definition Of Cacoethes?
[n] an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cacoethes: mania | passion Related Terms | Find terms related to Cacoethes: See Also | agromania | alcoholism | dipsomania | egomania | irrational motive | kleptomania | logomania | logorrhea | monomania | necromania | necrophilia | necrophilism | phaneromania | possession | potomania | pyromania | trichotillomania Cacoethes In Webster's Dictionary \Cac`o*["e]"thes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???????? of ill
habits, ?? ???????? an ill habit; ? bad + ? habit]
1. A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as,
caco["e]thes scribendi, ``The itch for writing''.
--Addison.
2. (Med.) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an
incurable ulcer.
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