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cleptomania

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clep⋅to⋅ma⋅ni⋅a

  [klep-tuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh]
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–noun Psychology.
kleptomania.
Origin:
< Gk klépt(ein) to steal + -o- + -mania

Related forms:
clep⋅to⋅ma⋅ni⋅ac, noun

klep⋅to⋅ma⋅ni⋅a

  [klep-tuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh]
–noun Psychology.
an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
Also, cleptomania.

Origin:
1820–30; klepto- (comb. form of Gk kléptēs thief) + -mania
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Main Entry: klep·to·ma·nia
Pronunciation: "klep-t&-'mA-nE-&, -ny&
Function: noun
: a persistent neurotic impulse to stealespecially without economic motive
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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kleptomania klep·to·ma·ni·a (klěp'tə-mā'nē-ə, -mān'yə)
n.
An obsessive impulse to steal regardless of economic need, usually arising from an unconscious symbolic value associated with the stolen item.

klep'to·ma'ni·ac' (-nē-āk') adj.

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