kleptomania

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌklɛptəˈmeɪni.ə/, /-ˈmeɪnjə/

Noun

kleptomania

1. (psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.

Related terms

• kleptomaniac
• kleptomaniacal

Translations

• French: cleptomanie, kleptomanie
• German: Kleptomanie, Stehlsucht
• Italian: cleptomania
• Portuguese: cleptomania
• Russian: клептома́ния
• Spanish: cleptomanía

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