CACOETHES Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word cacoethes. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CACOETHES
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| compulsion | nounn | |||||||
noun • an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid • an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will • using force to cause something to occur | ||||||||
| craving | nounn | |||||||
noun • an intense desire for some particular thing | ||||||||
| impulse | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instinctive motive • a sudden desire • the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber • (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) • the act of applying force suddenly • an impelling force or strength | ||||||||
| obsession | nounn | |||||||
noun • an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will • an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone | ||||||||
| urge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an instinctive motive • a strong restless desire verb • force or impel in an indicated direction • push for something • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts | ||||||||
| mania | nounn | |||||||
noun • an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action • a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently | ||||||||
| passion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strong feeling or emotion • the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion • the trait of being intensely emotional • something that is desired intensely • an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action • a feeling of strong sexual desire • any object of warm affection or devotion | ||||||||
