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cacoethes (encz) | cacoethes,posedlost n: Zdeněk Brož |
cacoethes (encz) | cacoethes,zlozvyk n: Zdeněk Brož |
Cacoethes (gcide) | 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.
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2. (Med.) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an
incurable ulcer.
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cacoethes (wn) | cacoethes
n 1: an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or
action [syn: mania, passion, cacoethes] |
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Cacoethes (gcide) | 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.
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2. (Med.) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an
incurable ulcer.
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