Definition of KLEPTOMANIA

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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