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cacoethes

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  1. 1. n. A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoethes scribendi, "The itch for writing". Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action Source: wordnet
  4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 5. A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action Source: ecdict

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