Editing Cacoethes

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== English ==

=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin ''cacoēthes'', from Ancient Greek ''κακοήθης'' (“ill-disposed”), from:
* ''κακός'' (“bad”)
* ''ἦθος'' (“disposition, nature”)

=== Pronunciation ===
* IPA: /ˌkækəʊˈiːθiːz/
* Hyphenation: ca·co·e·thes

=== Noun ===
''cacoethes'' (plural ''cacoethes'')

# Compulsion; mania; an often irresistible urge (especially toward something harmful or ill-advised).
#* ''The ''cacoethes scribendi''—the itch to write—has ruined many a peaceful life.''
#* ''He spoke of an incurable ''cacoethes'' for contradiction.''

# {{lb|en|medicine|obsolete}} A bad quality or disposition in a disease; a malignant tumour or ulcer.
#* ''Physicians once used ''cacoethes'' for stubborn, malignant ulcers.''

==== Usage notes ====
Not to be confused with ''cacoethics'' (“bad ethics or morals; bad habits”).

==== Alternative forms ====
* ''cacoëthes''

==== Derived terms ====
* cacoethic
* cacoethical
* cacoethically

==== Translations ====
'''Sense 1:''' compulsion; mania
* Czech: posedlost; mánie
* French: contrainte; manie
* Polish: fiksacja

'''Sense 2 (obsolete medicine):''' malignant disposition in a disease
* Czech: sklon k churavosti
* French: tumeur maligne; ulcère

==== Anagrams ====
* acceehost
* coteaches

== Latin ==

=== Etymology ===
From Ancient Greek ''κακόηθες'' (neuter of ''κακοήθης'' “ill-disposed”), from:
* ''κακός'' (“bad”)
* ''ἦθος'' (“disposition, nature”)

=== Pronunciation ===
* (Classical/Church Latin IPA varies by tradition; commonly written as ''cacoēthes''.)

=== Noun ===
''cacoēthes'' (neuter, 3rd declension)

# A malignant tumour or disease.
# Mania, especially an itch for writing (by extension).

=== Declension ===
(3rd declension, neuter)

=== References ===
* Lewis & Short (''A Latin Dictionary'')
* Elementary Lewis
* Gaffiot

== Video ==
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