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- Dictionarycacoethes/ˌkakəʊˈiːθiːz/
noun
- 1. an urge to do something inadvisable. rare
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noun. caco· ë· thes ˌka-kə-ˈwē- (ˌ)thēz. -kō-ˈē- Synonyms of cacoëthes. : an insatiable desire : mania. Word History. Etymology.
cacoethes. An uncontrollable urge or desire, esp for something harmful; mania.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Oct 25, 2024 · an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess. an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern for your own needs. an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive. pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking.
noun. an irresistible urge; mania. cacoethes. / ˌkækəʊˈiːθiːz; ˌkækəʊˈɛθɪk / noun. an uncontrollable urge or desire, esp for something harmful; mania. a cacoethes for smoking.
Jul 26, 2024 · Noun. [edit] cacoethes (plural cacoethe) Compulsion; mania. (medicine, obsolete) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; a malignant tumour or ulcer. Usage notes. [edit] Not to be confused with cacoethics (“bad ethics or morals; bad habits”). Alternative forms. [edit] cacoëthes.
Cacoethes definition: A hankering (to do something); mania.
n. (Pathology) an uncontrollable urge or desire, esp for something harmful; mania: a cacoethes for smoking. [C16: from Latin cacoēthes malignant disease, from Greek kakoēthēs of an evil disposition, from kakos caco- + ēthos character] cacoethic adj.
n. an irressistble urge to do something bad or harmful. For example, a person may develop a cacoethes for excessive smoking. It often manifests as an irrational desire or uncontrollable compulsion, one that eventually leads to manic behavior. See mania.
Factsheet. What does the noun cacoethes mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cacoethes. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. See meaning & use
cacoethes. Cacoethes is an uncontrollable urge or a pathological desire to do something, often harmful or negative. It is derived from the Latin term implying "bad habit". The term is often used in a medical or psychological context.
