cleptomania

American

[klep-tuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh] / ˌklɛp təˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /

noun

Psychology.

kleptomania.

cleptomania British

/ ˌklɛptəʊˈmeɪnɪə, -ˈmeɪnjə /

noun

a variant spelling of kleptomania

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Other Word Forms

cleptomaniac noun

Etymology

Origin of cleptomania

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

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But I dare say he puts it down to cleptomania.

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