cacoëthes

noun

Definition of cacoëthesnext
as in compulsion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cacoëthes
  1. compulsion
  2. craving
  3. infatuation
  4. yearning
  5. thirst
  6. fascination
  7. longing
  8. itch
Noun
  • Lila is trying to destroy their relationship; his inability to resist women is something out of his control, a chronic compulsion, a disorder.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024
  • As for how any particular magical compulsion might develop?
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of compulsion
Noun
  • Shop this meat delivery service for all your holiday cravings.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Thus, consumption of THCV can be beneficial for those who struggle with weight gain and/or food craving.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of craving
Noun
  • As Anette’s suspicions of Ben’s infatuation with Alicia intensify, their secrets and lies threaten to destroy them all.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
  • All the while, Oh and Comer’s slow dance of antagonism crossed with infatuation is some of the most thrilling acting in recent television memory.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of infatuation
Noun
  • Stella isn’t being betrayed — if anything, she’s being reached out to, desperately, like her light-years-away namesake, by two yearning humans with their feet, at least for now, stuck on the ground.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • With a chopper, nothing is out of reach – and for the intrepid explorer yearning for true isolation, this is the stuff of dreams.
    Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of yearning
Noun
  • Or maybe your thirst for wine knowledge rivals your thirst for wine.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
  • For all my thirst for ghost stories as a kid, the ghost-hunting fad that came later never really captured my imagination in the same way.
    Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of thirst
Noun
  • This fascination with traditional gender roles have really taken off online.
    Erin Coulehan, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2024
  • State of play: New Orleans has a long history with vampires, and recent pop culture fascination with the creatures of the night has Louisiana front and center in books, TV shows and movies.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of fascination
Noun
  • When the first generation of Vietnamese refugees began arriving in Orange County decades ago, many of them harbored a longing to participate in the political process.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Witness By Whittaker Chambers Life So Far, by Betty Friedan Humans have a deep longing to canonize political heroes as saints.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of longing
Noun
  • But every four years, as the U.S. election cycle peaks, relocation experts say more Americans get the itch.
    Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
  • That could scratch his itch to get on the campaign trail — and satisfy the Harris team's goal of having Biden keep a relatively low profile.
    Alex Thompson, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of itch
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“Cacoëthes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caco%C3%ABthes. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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