Kleptomaniac Meaning
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klep·to·ma·ni·a
(klĕp′tə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə)n. A psychiatric disorder characterized by an irresistible impulse to steal things even though there is no personal or financial need for them.
klep′to·ma′ni·ac′(-nē-ăk′) n.
| Noun | 1. | kleptomaniac - someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive appropriator - someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission) |
kleptomaankleptomane
kleptomaniac
[ˌkleptəʊˈmeɪnɪæk]N → cleptómano/a m/fkleptomaniac
adj → kleptomanisch
klep·to·ma·ni·ac
n. cleptómano-a, persona afectada por cleptomanía;
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klep·to·ma·ni·a
(klĕp′tə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə)n. A psychiatric disorder characterized by an irresistible impulse to steal things even though there is no personal or financial need for them.
klep′to·ma′ni·ac′(-nē-ăk′) n.
kleptomania
(ˌklɛptəʊˈmeɪnɪə) n (Psychiatry) psychol a strong impulse to steal, esp when there is no obvious motivation
[C19: klepto- from Greek kleptēs thief, from kleptein to steal + -mania]
klep•to•ma•ni•a
(ˌklɛp təˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə)n.
a compulsion to steal having no relation to need or the monetary value of the object.
[1820–30; < Greek klépt(ēs) thief, or klépt(ein) to steal + -o- + -mania]
kleptomania, cleptomania
Psychology. an irresistible impulse to steal, especially when the thief can afford to pay. — kleptomaniac, n.
See also: Theftkleptomania
Compulsive stealing, symbolic of an unconscious need, often sexual in origin.
| Noun | 1. | kleptomania - an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive cacoethes, mania, passion - an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action |
kleptomanie
cleptomanie
kleptomania
kleptomania
[ˌklɛptəʊˈmeɪnɪə]n (Psych) → cleptomaniaklep·to·ma·ni·a
kleptomania
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