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/kakəʊˈθʌɪmɪə/ · noun
An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland..
‘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.’
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Cacothymia means An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland..
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‘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.’
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