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Meaning of "cacoethes" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CACOETHES

From Latin cacoēthes malignant disease, from Greek kakoēthēs of an evil disposition, from kakoscaco- + ēthos character.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CACOETHES

cacoethes  [ˌkækəʊˈiːθiːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CACOETHES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cacoethes is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CACOETHES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mania

Mania is the mood of an abnormally elevated arousal energy level. Elevated irritability is common along with behavior that seems on the surface to be the opposite of depression. Mania is a necessary symptom for certain psychiatric diagnoses. The word derives from the Greek μανία, "madness, frenzy" and that from the verb μαίνομαι, "to be mad, to rage, to be furious". In addition to mood disorders, persons may exhibit manic behavior increased by drug intoxication, medication side effects, and malignancy. But mania is most often associated with bipolar disorder, where episodes of mania may alternate with episodes of major depression. Gelder, Mayou, and Geddes suggest that it is vital that mania be predicted in the early stages because otherwise the patient becomes reluctant to comply with the treatment. The criteria for bipolar disorder do not include depressive episodes, and the presence of mania in the absence of depressive episodes is sufficient for a diagnosis. Regardless, those who never experience depression also experience cyclical changes in mood. These cycles are often affected by changes in sleep cycle, diurnal rhythms, and environmental stressors.

Definition of cacoethes in the English dictionary

The definition of cacoethes in the dictionary is an uncontrollable urge or desire, esp for something harmful; mania.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CACOETHES


Antilles
ænˈtɪliːz
Chinese
tʃaɪˈniːz
classes
ˈklæsiːz
Cleanthes
klɪˈænθiːz
dieses
ˈdaɪəsiːz
disease
dɪˈziːz
ease
iːz
expertise
ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz
he´s
hiːz
Japanese
ˌdʒæpəˈniːz
keys
kiːz
mise
miːz
please
pliːz
Portuguese
ˌpɔːtjʊˈɡiːz
series
ˈsɪəriːz
she´s
ʃiːz
species
ˈspiːʃiːz
tales
ˈteɪliːz
tallites
ˈtælɪθiːz
these
ðiːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CACOETHES

cacodaemon
cacodemon
cacodemonic
cacodoxy
cacodyl
cacodylic
cacoepistic
cacoepy
cacoethic
cacogastric
cacogenic
cacogenics
cacographer
cacographic
cacographical
cacography
cacolet
cacology
cacomistle
cacomixl

WORDS THAT END LIKE CACOETHES

Barthes
bedclothes
clothes
cycling clothes
Glenrothes
grave clothes
holiday clothes
long clothes
mourning clothes
nightclothes
plain clothes
plain-clothes
play clothes
smallclothes
summer clothes
swaddling clothes
underclothes
winter clothes

Synonyms and antonyms of cacoethes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cacoethes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CACOETHES

Find out the translation of cacoethes to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cacoethes from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cacoethes» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cacoethes
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cacoethes
570 millions of speakers

English

cacoethes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cacoethes
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خباثة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cacoethes
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cacoethes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cacoethes
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cacoethes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cacoethes
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cacoethes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪癖
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cacoethes
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cacoethes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cacoethes
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cacoethes
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोकोएटेश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cacoethes
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cacoethes
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cacoethes
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cacoethes
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cacoethes
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cacoethes
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cacoethes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cacoethes
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cacoethes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cacoethes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CACOETHES»

The term «cacoethes» is normally little used and occupies the 125.892 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of cacoethes
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CACOETHES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cacoethes» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cacoethes» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cacoethes

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CACOETHES»

Discover the use of cacoethes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cacoethes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Provisions: A Reader from 19th-century American Women
CATHARINE. SEDGWICK. (1789-1867). Cacoethes. Scribendi. Atlantic. Souvenir . (Philadelphia: Carey,. Lea. and. Carey),. 1830. Born on December 28, 1789, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Catharine Maria Sedgwick was the third daughter ...
Judith Fetterley, 1985
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Screaming Yellow
Cacoethes: Clever. How did you traceme? Scribe: *laughs* I asked Simon whatyourusername was. Cacoethes: LOL. Fair enough. Scribe: Youknow alotofwhat goes on inthistown. Can I ask you a question? Cacoethes: Sure.Isit aboutthe ...
Rachel Green, 2010
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Aur. Cor. Celsus on Medicine: In Eight Books, Latin and English
Tolli nihil, nisi cacoethes potest : reliqua curationibus irritantur ; et quo major vis adhibita est, eo magis. Qui- dam usi sunt medicamentis adurenti- bus ; quidam ferro adusserunt ; quidam scalpello exciderunt : neque ulla um- quam medicina ...
Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Leonardo Targa, Alexander Lee, 1831
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Cacoethes
This collection, with many of the pieces broken up and found again throughout the book, is arranged in a certain order that follows the course of relationships.
M. Craig, 2011
5
Literature, Commerce, and the Spectacle of Modernity, 1750-1800
The cacoethes scribendi is certainly one of the most troublesome diseases of the mind; and when it thus totally possesses a man, I scarce know any madness equal to it” (51: 20). The cacoethes scribendi, which as An Impartial and Candid ...
Paul Keen, 2012
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Parson-ography; or, The book of parsons
Cacoethes dear," said Di, after they were gone, " did you notice the voice of Scandal, how cracked it was ? Kindness's had a much gentler and more musical effect." But our novelette is getting inexcusably long. The two were married, with great ...
Linnaeus Lynx (pseud.), 1857
7
The Dharma Bums
During the 1950s the search for Buddhist truths takes two young Bohemians through a series of bizarre experiences in California
Jack Kerouac, 1976
8
ElderSpeak: A Thesaurus or Compendium of Words Related to ...
See role. cacoethes carpendi (ka-kō'ə-thees kaar-pen'di) n.phr. a compulsion, ill habit, itch to criticize or find fault. [L cacoethes < G kakoethes neut. adj.< kakos bad + ethos disposition and L carpendi < carpere to carp at, criticize, take apart].
James L. Reynolds, MD, 2014
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A dictionary of quotations, in most frequent use [by D.E. ...
Cacoethes. Gr. — Literally an evil habit or custom. It is never quoted alone, but always in combination with some other word, as in the three instances whicli follow. Cacoethes carpendi.—'' A rage for collecting." Cacoethes loquendi. — A rage ...
David Evans Macdonnel, 1809
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Soma's Dictionary of Latin Quotations, Maxims and Phrases: A ...
... clarissima puella C.S.-abbr. for consiliarius c.v.-abbr. for curriculum vitae ca., cir., circ.-abbr. for circa cacelanus-a chaplain cacoethes-an irresistible urge; a strong propensity cacoethes carpendi-lit. a mania for finding fault. Thus an obsessive ...
S.O.M.A., 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CACOETHES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cacoethes is used in the context of the following news items.
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Heartfelt Letter To KKD
I admit my own cacoethes. Peccavi! I am ever trying to live right, but every now and again, I slip. Realising my own fallibility, I cherish and enjoy ... «GhanaWeb, May 15»
2
Sidney L. Hall Jr. of Hobblebush Books
The classic Latin phrase cacoethes scribendi describes authors as having “this passionate desire to write.” As a classics scholar yourself, in what way does this ... «New Hampshire Magazine, Mar 15»
3
10 Words Every Writer Needs to Know
Cacoethes scribendi. Let's kick off with some Latin. Why not? This phrase comes from the Roman writer Juvenal and means 'an irresistible ... «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
4
Mapheads and Roadgeeks: The New Cartography
This mouthful of a word combines the prefix carto-, “maps,” and the word cacoethes, “an itch or compulsion.” It has led to the fun disciplines of ... «IEEE Spectrum, Sep 14»
5
Washington ate Obama's homework.
Barack Obama's cacoethes carpendi has undoubtedly earned him a top place in the pantheon of blame-shifters. In his unique rhetoric, Obama ... «American Thinker, Jul 14»
6
What was he Tolkien? Peter Jackson makes 'Hobbit' boring
And guess what I know Latin too, another case of cacoethes carpendi. matt harris 5pts. I feel like the old man from the movie Up wrote this ... «New York Post, Dec 13»
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'Kill Your Darlings': Rediscovering Columbia's bohemians
“Know these words and you speak the Carr language: fruit, phallus, clitoris, cacoethes, feces, foetus, womb, Rimbaud,” Ginsberg joked. «CU Columbia Spectator, Oct 13»
8
Will Managerial Changes At Barcelona And Real Madrid Finally …
... game of football involving prestigious clubs – particularly domestic rivals – will always be played at a certain level of intensity and cacoethes, ... «The Hard Tackle, Jul 13»
9
Short-lived sire War Pass is gone but not forgotten
Island Jamboree's dam, Careless Virgin, was a half-sister to another top stayer in Alydar's son Cacoethes, who won the 1 1/2-mile, Grade 1 Turf ... «Daily Racing Form, Apr 13»
10
Ishkabibble, interrobang, and more of your favorite words
A few are definite word of the day contenders, like cacoethes, compulsion, mania; eldritch, strange or eerie; lour, "to be dark, gloomy, and ... «The Week Magazine, Mar 13»

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