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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 cacoethes
 惡癖,難抑的慾望,…狂

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cac·o·ë·thes n.
 1. A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoëthes scribendi, “The itch for writing”.
 2. Med. A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 cacoethes
      n : an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
          [syn: mania, passion]