cleptomania
[ klep-tuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]
/ ˌklɛp təˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /
noun Psychology.
OTHER WORDS FROM cleptomania
clep·to·ma·ni·ac, nounWords nearby cleptomania
clepe,
clepsydra,
clept,
cleptobiosis,
cleptocracy,
cleptomania,
clerc,
clerestory,
clergy,
clergyman,
clergyperson
Definition for cleptomania (2 of 2)
kleptomania
or clep·to·ma·ni·a
[ klep-tuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]
/ ˌklɛp təˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /
noun Psychology.
an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
Origin of kleptomania
British Dictionary definitions for cleptomania (1 of 2)
Derived forms of cleptomania
cleptomaniac, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for cleptomania (2 of 2)
kleptomania
/ (ˌklɛptəʊˈmeɪnɪə) /
noun
psychol
a strong impulse to steal, esp when there is no obvious motivation
Derived forms of kleptomania
kleptomaniac, nounWord Origin for kleptomania
C19:
klepto- from Greek
kleptēs thief, from
kleptein to steal +
-mania
Medical definitions for cleptomania
kleptomania
[ klĕp′tə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə ]
n.
An obsessive impulse to steal regardless of economic need, usually arising from an unconscious symbolic value associated with the stolen item.
Other words from kleptomania
klep′to•ma′ni•ac′ (-nē-ăk′) adj.Cultural definitions for cleptomania
kleptomania
[ (klep-tuh-may-nee-uh) ]
A compulsion to steal, usually without either economic need or personal desire.