Cacoethes

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  • n. compulsion; mania
  • n. A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire.
  • n. A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A bad custom or habit; a bad disposition.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    irrational motive   
    Cross Reference
    cacoëthes loquendi    cacoëthes scribendi   
    Hyponym
    necrophilia    logorrhea    egomania    phaneromania    necrophilism   
     
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