cacoëtheses

noun

plural of cacoëthes
as in urges

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  1. passions
  2. desires
  3. problems
  4. drives
  5. appetites
  6. compulsions
  7. enthusiasms
  8. trips
Noun
  • Parents are encouraged to ask thoughtful questions to help students understand their passions and future aspirations.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Having said that, when these two planets work together harmoniously, our affection, passions and desires are supported by effort and structure, allowing for things to take shape in a sustainable way.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of passions
Noun
  • This is a special week to focus upon your heart’s desires, creativity, and romantic world.
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • One model surfaced the work of a 1970s American philosopher — Harry Frankfurt, whose framework distinguishes first-order desires (wanting something) from second-order desires (wanting to want something).
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of desires
Noun
  • Pyrotechnics set off at home are even more likely to trigger cardiovascular problems, the American Lung Assn.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Some people have to remove bird feeders during the summer because of problems with bears, raccoons, and other wild animals.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
Definition of problems
Noun
  • The best ports are those that can spread visitors across multiple experiences, from short walks and museum visits to full-day scenic drives.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Popular activities include hiking and camping, with scenic byway drives and an annual astronomy festival also available.
    — Scott Bay, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
Definition of drives
Noun
  • Politicians deploy its propulsive power to justify their deeds and appetites.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • The team whetted fans’ appetites by promising initiatives involving Fieri throughout the race season.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
Definition of appetites
Noun
  • These obsessions lead you to do repetitive behaviors, also called compulsions.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • For me, one of these compulsions ended up being using the tracking app.
    — Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 22 May 2026
Definition of compulsions
Noun
  • Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026
  • The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Definition of enthusiasms
Noun
  • If cooking dinner every night feels repetitive and exhausting, online grocery delivery is your ultimate solution to simplify weekly meal planning, eliminate stressful trips to the store and get fresh ingredients brought straight to your door.
    — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Even short trips require a lot of stuff, with multiple outfit changes a day a certainty.
    — Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2026
Definition of trips
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