# cacothymia

> English word · Noun · IPA /kakəʊˈθʌɪmɪə/

## Definitions
1. An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland.

## Etymology
From caco- + -thymia.
From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + θύμος (thúmos, “warty excresence like a thyme bud; the thymus gland”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cacothymia