kleptomaniac

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.

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[Greek kleptein, to steal + -mania.]

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klep′to·ma′ni·ac′ (-nē-ăk′) n.

klep′to·ma·ni′a·cal (-mə-nī′ĭ-kəl) adj.

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Thesaurus

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)

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Translations

kleptomaani

cleptomane

cleptomane

kleptomaankleptomane

kleptomaniac

[ˌkleptəʊˈmeɪnɪæk] N → cleptómano/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

kleptomaniac

[ˌklɛptəʊˈmeɪniæk] n → kleptomane m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

kleptomaniac

n → Kleptomane m, → Kleptomanin f

adj → kleptomanisch

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kleptomaniac

[ˌklɛptəʊˈmeɪnɪæk] n → cleptomane m/f

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klep·to·ma·ni·ac

n. cleptómano-a, persona afectada por cleptomanía;

a. rel. a la cleptomanía.

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