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
  • Which is exactly why leaders should be suspicious of their own streaks, especially the ones that started out fun and are creeping toward compulsion.
    — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Trying to understand that inner compulsion — not to name names — became the starting point.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of compulsion
Noun
  • For kiddos and adults, fruit serves as a healthy alternative to candy, delivering vitamins, fiber, and hydration while satisfying sweet cravings.
    — Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Ostensibly, GLP-1s don’t just quiet the appetite but also impact broader cravings.
    — Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of craving
Noun
  • They were first popularized in Georgian England as small tokens of affection, infatuation or mourning, and examples are scattered across major museums such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In anticipation of the birth of his son, Ferguson had kicked a nagging heroin habit, trading his addiction to drugs for an infatuation with activism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of infatuation
Noun
  • The narrator, purged of identifiers except for her yearning, her rational faculties, and her sense of unbelonging, is counterintuitively relatable—a portrait of rudimentary, universal humanity.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The continued fascination with Monroe reflects a broader yearning for the glamour and larger-than-life movie stars of cinema's Golden Age.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of yearning
Noun
  • Pritzker can do nothing about much of the electorate’s seemingly insatiable thirst for silliness.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That can be useful for eating disorders because people often disconnect from feelings such as hunger, thirst, fatigue and cold.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of thirst
Noun
  • Jules Dassin explored his previously unexamined fascination with the psychosexual.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The fascination persisted, though Burke often undercut it with humor and self-deprecation.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of fascination
Noun
  • Humans have speculated about eternal life since ancient times, Gershwin said, and the longing is close to universal.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • King, the urban refugee recalls running carefree in the woods long ago and claims such memories express a universal canine longing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of longing
Noun
  • Sweating, friction during exercise, or hot weather can make plaques itch more intensely, leading to an itch-scratch cycle.
    — Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026
  • And there are other sorts of receptors that confer itch or cold, et cetera.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of itch
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“Cacoëthes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caco%C3%ABthes. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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