cleptomania

[ klep-tuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

/ ˌklɛp təˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /

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noun Psychology.

kleptomania.

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Origin of cleptomania

<Greek klépt(ein) to steal + -o- + -mania

OTHER WORDS FROM cleptomania

clep·to·ma·ni·ac, noun

Words nearby cleptomania

clepe, clepsydra, clept, cleptobiosis, cleptocracy, cleptomania, Clerc, clerestory, clergy, clergyman, clergyperson

British Dictionary definitions for cleptomania

cleptomania

/ (ˌklɛptəʊˈmeɪnɪə, -ˈmeɪnjə) /

noun

a variant spelling of kleptomania

Derived forms of cleptomania

cleptomaniac, noun

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