Word: Cacoethes Definition: An irresistible, often self-destructive urge.
Song: Addict by PINKII x DAEGHO
Why this pairing works:
The song repeatedly centers on compulsive return and loss of restraint. Lines like “Make me an addict,” “Can’t say no to you,” and “I’m going dumber every time I answer you” reflect a self-aware surrender to something harmful. The speaker knows the damage yet continues to fall deeper.
The language of addiction, quick fixes, entertainment sickness, and being a junkie reinforces the sense of pathological attachment. This is not simple desire. It is cultivated dependency. It is temptation chosen again and again despite consequences.
That psychological loop captures the essence of cacoethes: a recurring, ingrained urge that overrides judgment and intensifies through repetition.
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