kleptomania
n. cleptomania, mental disorder characterized by compulsive and uncontrollable stealing | ||||
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Kleptomania Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Kleptomania
(n.)
A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility.
(n.)
A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility.
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kleptomania
Noun
1. an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
(hypernym) mania, passion, cacoethes
Noun
1. an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
(hypernym) mania, passion, cacoethes
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kleptomania
kleptomania
\klep`to*ma"ni*a\ (?), n. [gr. &?; thief + e. mania.] a propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. this does not constitute legal irresponsibility.
kleptomania
\klep`to*ma"ni*a\ (?), n. [gr. &?; thief + e. mania.] a propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. this does not constitute legal irresponsibility.
Kleptomania Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Kleptomania
Kleptomania (Greek: κλέπτειν, kleptein, "to steal", μανία, "mania") is an inability or great difficulty in resisting impulses of stealing.
People with this disorder are compelled to steal things, generally things of little or no value, such as pens, paper clips, small toys, or packets of sugar. Some may not be aware that they have committed the theft until later. The majority of kleptomaniacs sometimes have preferences to certain items (again, usually subconsciously); for example, batteries or television remote controls.
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