Thesaurus: cacoethes

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1. n. A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoethes scribendi, "The itch for writing".
2. n. A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.
3. n. an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
4. 1. A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoëthes scribendi, "The itch for writing". Addison. 2. (Med.) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.
5. A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.
6. n an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action