"cacothymia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kakəʊˈθʌɪmɪə/ [UK] Forms: cacothymias [plural]
Etymology: From caco- + -thymia. From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + θύμος (thúmos, “warty excresence like a thyme bud; the thymus gland”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|caco|-thymia}} caco- + -thymia, {{uder|en|grc|κακός||bad}} Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cacothymia (plural cacothymias)
  1. An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland.

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