Associations to the word «Cacoethes»

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Wiktionary

CACOETHES, noun. Compulsion; mania.
CACOETHES, noun. (medicine) (obsolete) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.

Dictionary definition

CACOETHES, noun. An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.

Wise words

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