kleptomania
Meanings
Plural: kleptomanias
Noun
- an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
- A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “I steal”) + -mania, analyzed as klepto- + -mania.
Scrabble Score: 19
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Words With Friends Score: 23
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