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Definitions for kleptomaniaˌklɛp təˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

klep•to•ma•ni•aˌklɛp təˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə(n.)

  1. a compulsion to steal having no relation to need or the monetary value of the object.

    Category: Psychiatry

Origin of kleptomania:

1820–30; < Gk klépt(ēs) thief, or klépt(ein) to steal +-o-+ -mania

klep`to•ma′ni•ac`-niˌæk(n.; adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. kleptomania(noun)

    an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive

Wiktionary

  1. kleptomania(Noun)

    a psychological disorder that causes an obsession with stealing without material need

    2. Origin: From κλέπτω + -mania

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kleptomania(noun)

    a propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility

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