caco-, cac-, kako-, kak-
(Greek: bad, harsh, wrong, evil; incorrect; unpleasant; poor; used most of the time as a prefix)
cacopsia
Bad eyesight, or bad vision, of any kind.
cacorhythmic
In bad rhythm; also formerly applied to an irregular or disorderly pulse.
cacorrhaphiaphobia
A fear of failure; a dread of bad planning.
cacorrhinia
Having a badly shaped nose.
cacosmia, kakosmia
1. An unpleasant odor.
2. A subjective perception of a disagreeable odor.
cacosomnia
Sleeplessness; unable to sleep; bad sleeping conditions.
cacospectamania
An obsession of staring at something which is repulslive.
cacosphyxy
A bad or irregular state of the pulse.
cacosthenics
A condition of weakness; lacking physical strength.
cacosyntheton, cacosintheton
The improper placing of words, as when an adjective improperly follows a noun or when there is any other unpleasing order of words.
cacotechny
Bad art; a mischievous or harmful art.
cacothanasia
A bad, harsh, or terrible death.
cacothesis
A bad or faulty position of any part of the body.
cacothymia
Any mental affection with depravation of the morals. From A dictionary of Psychological Healing, by D.H. Tuke, 1892.
cacotopia
1. A bad place.
2. A situation at a certain place in which everything is as bad as it can be.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "bad, wrong":
dys-;
mal-;
mis-;
pessim-;
sceler-.
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