cacothymia
UK/kakəʊˈθʌɪmɪə/
cacothymia noun: an unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland.
Noun
cacothymia (plural cacothymias)
- An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland.
- ‘This peevish attention to cleanliness, Jack, this busy preoccupation with dirt,’ said Stephen, shaking his head at the fire, ‘has something of the Brahminical superstition about it. It is not very far removed from nastiness, Jack – from cacothymia.’1972, Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain
cacothymia meaning in Bengali
cacothymia in Bengali
- মনের ভারসাম্যহীন অবস্থা
Forms of cacothymia
| plural | cacothymias |
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Origin of cacothymia
From caco- + -thymia. From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + θύμος (thúmos, “warty excresence like a thyme bud; the thymus gland”).
Questions about cacothymia
- What does cacothymia mean?
- Cacothymia means an unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland.
- What is cacothymia in Bengali?
- Cacothymia in Bengali is মনের ভারসাম্যহীন অবস্থা. See Cacothymia meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is cacothymia?
- Cacothymia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cacothymia?
- Cacothymia is pronounced /kakəʊˈθʌɪmɪə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cacothymia?
- The plural of cacothymia is cacothymias.
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