Words Like CACOETHES

We have put together a list of words that are similar to CACOETHES.

16 Alternative Words Similar to cacoethes

1 Mania Noun      Synonym Words Like Mania
2 Passion Noun      Synonym Words Like Passion
3 Necrophilia Noun      Hyponym
4 Logorrhea Noun      Hyponym
5 Egomania Noun      Hyponym
6 Phaneromania Noun      Hyponym
7 Necrophilism Noun      Hyponym
8 Monomania Noun      Hyponym Words Like Monomania
9 Pyromania Noun      Hyponym
10 Possession Noun      Hyponym Words Like Possession
11 Trichotillomania Noun      Hyponym
12 Kleptomania Noun      Hyponym
13 Agromania Noun      Hyponym
14 Logomania Noun      Hyponym
15 Necromania Noun      Hyponym
16 Alcoholism Noun      Hyponym Words Like Alcoholism

1 examples of cacoethes

1 cacoëthes scribendi, “The itch for writing”

5 definitions of cacoethes

1 A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire.
2 A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.
3 an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
4 A bad custom or habit; a bad disposition.
5 compulsion; mania
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