caco-, cac-, kako-, kak-
(Greek: bad, harsh, wrong, evil; incorrect; unpleasant; poor; used most of the time as a prefix)
cacodoxy, cacodoxian, cacodoxical
Wrong opinion or doctrine; heterodoxy.
cacoëthes, cacoethes
1. A bad habit, incurable itch to do something, insatiable urge or desire.
2. A very bad habit, an obstinate or malignant disease.
cacoëthes carpendi, cacoethes carpendi
A compulsion to criticize or find fault.
cacoëthes carpendi, cacoethes carpendi
A compulsion to criticize or find fault.
cacoëthes loquendi, cacoethes loquendi
An insatiable urge to talk.
cacoëthes scribendi, cacoethes scribendi
An incurable itch, or drive, to write.
cacoëthic, cacoethic
Obstinate or malignant.
cacogastric
1. Troubled with bad digestion.
2. Having a deranged stomach.
cacogenesis
1. The inability of two species to produce viable offspring.
2. Morbid or depraved formation; a monstrosity, a morbid pathological product.
cacogenic
Giving rise to a deteriorated race or offspring.
cacogenics
The breeding of a weak race; the opposite of eugenics.
cacogeusia (kak oh GYOO see uh)
1. An unpleasant taste in the mouth.
2. A bad taste due to a bad-tasting substance, uncinate epilepsy, or a delusion.
3. A bad taste; a frequent complaint in idiopathic epilepsy, in patients receiving tranquilizer therapy, and in somatic delusional states.
cacographer
Someone who has poor penmanship, grammatical, and spelling skills.
cacographic
A reference to a bad speller or a bad writer; that is, grammatically and stylistically poor penmanship.
cacography
1. Bad writing or bad handwriting; opposed to calligraphy.
2. Incorrect spelling; a bad system of spelling; such as, that of current English; an antonym of orthography.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "bad, wrong":
dys-;
mal-;
mis-;
pessim-;
sceler-.
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