caco-, cac-, kako-, kak-
(Greek: bad, harsh, wrong, evil; incorrect; unpleasant; poor; used most of the time as a prefix)
cacotrophy, kakotrophy
Imperfect or disordered nutrition.
cacotropia
The condition of having bad habits.
cacotype
A faulty or imperfect description produced in print.
kakistocracy, kakistocratical
The government of a state by the worst citizens.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "bad, wrong":
dys-;
mal-;
mis-;
pessim-;
sceler-.
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