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cacoethes

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cacoethes /ˌkakəʊˈiːθiːz /
noun [in singular] rare an urge to do something inadvisable.
– ORIGIN mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek kakoēthes ill-disposed, from kakos bad + ēthos disposition.