caco-, cac-, kako-, kak-
(Greek: bad, harsh, wrong, evil; incorrect; unpleasant; poor; used most of the time as a prefix)
Having a badly shaped nose.
1. An unpleasant odor: "A kakosmis is a very bad or a stinking smell."
2. A subjective perception of a disagreeable odor: "Some cacosmias are perceptions of bad odors when they do not really exist."
2. A subjective perception of a disagreeable odor: "Some cacosmias are perceptions of bad odors when they do not really exist."
1. Sleeplessness; unable to sleep; bad sleeping conditions: Jim couldn't sleep at all anymore. His cacosomnia was caused by constant nightmares about his experiences during the war.
2. Etymology: from Greek kakos, "bad" + Latin somnus, -somnia, "sleep".
2. Etymology: from Greek kakos, "bad" + Latin somnus, -somnia, "sleep".
An obsession to stare at something which is repulsive or vulgar: "After finding some animal protection information leaflet, Duncan couldn't take his eyes off the ugly pictures of animals being mistreated and slaughtered. It was certainly a case of cacospectamiania, being so absolutely engrossed in these pictures."
A bad or irregular condition of the pulse.
cacosthenics (plural used as a singular) (noun)
A condition of weakness; lacking physical strength.
The improper placing of words, as when an adjective improperly follows a noun or when there is any other unpleasing order of words.
Bad art; a mischievous or harmful art.
A bad, harsh, or terrible death.
A bad or faulty position of any part of the body.
Any mental condition that is lacking any morals.
1. A bad place.
2. A situation at a certain place in which everything is as bad as it can be.
2. A situation at a certain place in which everything is as bad as it can be.
Imperfect or disordered nutrition.
A situation in which a person has bad habits.
A faulty or imperfect description produced in print.
