kleptomania
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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.
[Greek kleptein, to steal + -mania.]
klep′to·ma′ni·ac′ (-nē-ăk′) n.
klep′to·ma·ni′a·cal (-mə-nī′ĭ-kəl) adj.
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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]
ˌkleptoˈmaniˌac n
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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.
klep`to•ma′ni•ac` (-niˌæk) n., adj.
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kleptomania, cleptomania
Psychology. an irresistible impulse to steal, especially when the thief can afford to pay. — kleptomaniac, n.
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kleptomania
Compulsive stealing, symbolic of an unconscious need, often sexual in origin.
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Noun | 1. | kleptomania - an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive |
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kleptomania
kleptomanie
cleptomania
cleptomanie
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kleptomania
n → Kleptomanie f
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klep·to·ma·ni·a
n. cleptomanía, deseo incontrolable de robar.
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kleptomania
n cleptomaníaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.