Associations to the word «Cacoethes»
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.
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