cacoethics

== English == === Etymology === From caco- +‎ ethics. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkakəʊˈɛθɪks/ Hyphenation: caco‧ethics === Noun === cacoethics (uncountable) Bad ethics or morals; bad habits. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with cacoethes ("compulsion; mania", or "a bad quality or disposition in a disease; a malignant tumour or ulcer") or its adjective cacoethic.