cacoete

Meaning

1. (masculine) tic (repetitive habit)
2. (masculine) grimace

Concepts

cacoethes

jerk

tic

Synonyms

tique

espasmo

trejeito

Translations

tic

Zuckung

convulsion

grimace

spasme

sursaut

tressaillement

soubresaut

myoclonie

clonie

scatto

sobbalzo

spasmo

tic

tic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ka.koˈe.t͡ʃi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: cacoēthes

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin cacoēthes, from Ancient Greek κακόηθες (kakóēthes), neuter singular of κακοήθης (kakoḗthēs, “ill-disposed”), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἦθος (êthos, “disposition, nature”).