cacosmia

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noun

A condition of perceiving odours generally as bad, or sensing imagined vile odours.

OriginEnglish caco- ← Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kăkós) →
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Meanings

nouncacosmia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA condition of perceiving odours generally as bad, or sensing imagined vile odours.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκᾰκός (kăkós)
  2. Englishcaco-
  3. Englishcacosmia

From caco- + -osmia.

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Translations

Finnish kakosmia
  • kakosmiacondition

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Masaccio
Cite this entry
APA

cacosmia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacosmia

MLA

“cacosmia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacosmia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cacosmia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacosmia.

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