cacoethes noun. [kakǝʊ'i:Ɵi:z] M16.
[Latin from Greek kakoēthes use as noun of adjective kakoēthes ill-disposed, formed as CACO- + ETHOS.]
An evil habit; a passion or 'itch' for doing something inadvisable.
cacoethes scribendi [skrɪ'bɛndi:] an irresistible desire to write.

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