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cacoëthes
or cac·o·e·thes
[ kak-oh-ee-theez ]
cacoethes
/ ˌkækəʊˈiːθiːz; ˌkækəʊˈɛθɪk /
noun
- an uncontrollable urge or desire, esp for something harmful; mania
a cacoethes for smoking
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Derived Forms
- cacoethic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cacoëthes1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cacoëthes1
C16: from Latin cacoēthes malignant disease, from Greek kakoēthēs of an evil disposition, from kakos caco- + ēthos character
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Example Sentences
Erasmus shared with most scholars of the Renaissance the cacoethes scribendi.
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This cacoethes scribendi is the pest of every local curiosity or public watering-place.
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Among the rest she was seized with what we men call a cacoethes of the needle: "a raging desire" for work.
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As cool as you like old Peter replied, 'Cacoethes loquendi.'
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I do not believe that there are any cases of the cacoethes subscribendi.
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