kleptomania

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a psychological disorder that causes an obsession with stealing without material need
{i} cleptomania, mental disorder characterized by compulsive and uncontrollable stealing
A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible
a mental illness in which you have a desire to steal things (kleptes + mania)
an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
This does not constitute legal irresponsibility
kleptomania

    Silbentrennung

    klep·to·ma·ni·a

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    () From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kleptō, “I steal”) + -mania
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