cacoethes

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noun

an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
• Syn:
mania, passion
• Derivationally related forms:
manic (for: mania)
• Hypernyms:
irrational motive
• Hyponyms:
agromania, dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania, egomania,
kleptomania, logorrhea, logomania, monomania, possession, necrophilia,
necrophilism, necromania, phaneromania, pyromania, trichotillomania