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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An irresistible compulsion; a mania.
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin cacoēthes, from neuter of Greek kakoēthēs, ill-disposed : kakos, bad; see kakka- in Indo-European roots + ēthos, disposition; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]
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