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Cacoethes (Noun)

Meaning

An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.

Classification

Nouns denoting goals.

Examples

  • The artist's cacoethes for perfection drove her to spend months tweaking her latest piece until she was finally satisfied with the result.
  • His cacoethes for extreme sports led him to quit his steady job and travel the world in search of the next adrenaline rush.
  • Despite the risks, she had a cacoethes for skydiving that she couldn't shake, no matter how many times her loved ones warned her to stop.
  • The politician's cacoethes for power consumed him, leading him to make deals with unsavory characters and compromise his values.
  • Her cacoethes for conspiracy theories led her down a rabbit hole of misinformation and paranoia, causing her to alienate friends and family.

Synonyms

  • Passion
  • Mania

Hypernyms

  • Irrational Motive

Hyponyms

  • Alcoholism
  • Phaneromania
  • Monomania
  • Necrophilia
  • Necrophilism
  • Dipsomania
  • Possession
  • Agromania
  • Pyromania
  • Logomania
  • Egomania
  • Logorrhea
  • Kleptomania
  • Trichotillomania
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