Etymology

cacosmia

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Today it means: A condition of perceiving odours generally as bad, or sensing imagined vile odours. Full definition →

English caco- ← Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kăkós)
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  1. Ancient Greekκᾰκός (kăkós)
  2. Englishcaco-
  3. English todaycacosmia

From caco- + -osmia.

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