n.
An irresistible compulsion; a mania.
[Latin cacoēthes, from neuter of Greek kakoēthēs, ill-disposed : kakos, bad + ēthos, disposition.]
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cacoëthes
American Heritage Dictionary:
cac·o·ë·thes |
n.
An irresistible compulsion; a mania.
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/ka ke WEE theez/ an uncontrollable or insatiable desire: mania
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