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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: cacoethes (0.00897 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to cacoethes.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: cacoethes
cacoethes
n : an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
[syn:
mania,
passion]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cacoethes
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]
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