Search Result for "cacoethes":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action;
[syn: mania, passion, cacoethes]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cacoethes \Cac`o*["e]"thes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???????? of ill habits, ?? ???????? an ill habit; kako`s bad + ? habit] 1. A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, caco["e]thes scribendi, "The itch for writing". --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer. [1913 Webster]
