Definition of kleptomania Kleptomania

klep•to•ma•ni•a

We found 6 definitions of kleptomania from 6 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: kleptomanias

kleptomania - an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • kleptomania (n.)
    A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • kleptomania
    The inability or great difficulty in resisting impulses of stealing

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • kleptomania
    klep-to-mā′ni-a, n. a mania for stealing: a morbid impulse to secrete things.—n. Kleptomā′niac. [Gr. kleptein to steal, mania, madness.]

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