mania, passion, cacoethes
(noun) an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cacoethes (plural cacoethe)
Compulsion; mania.
(medicine, obsolete) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; a malignant tumour or ulcer.
Not to be confused with cacoethics (“bad ethics or morals; bad habits”).
• coteaches
Source: Wiktionary
Cac`o*Ă«"thes, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoëthes scribendi, "The itch for writing". Addison.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 May 2024
(adverb) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; “if you think him guilty you judge amiss”; “he spoke amiss”; “no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
