Definition of cacoethes

• n. - A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoethes scribendi, "The itch for writing".
• n. - A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.
• n. - A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoethes scribendi, "The itch for writing".
• n. - A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.