κακοήθεια

A. bad disposition, malignity, Pl. R. 348d, 401a, Hyp. Eux. 32 (‐ηθία), Ep.Rom. 1.29; κ. τὸ ἐπὶ τὸ Χεῖρον ὑπολαμβάνειν ἅπαντα Arist. Rh. 1389b20: pl., κ. ὑπὲρ τοῦ πράγματος λεγόμεναι Aeschin. 1.166, cf. Isoc. 15.284, D.C. Fr. 96.2.

II. bad manners or habits, X. Cyn. 13.16.

III. Medic., malignant character, τῆς νόσου Epicur. Fr. 471: in pl., malignant diseases or growths, Dsc. 3.92 (v.l. for τὰ ‐ήθη).