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Meaning of cacothymia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/kakəʊˈθʌɪmɪə/

Definitions

An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland.

Examples

“‘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.’”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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