kleptomania

(klep′tō mā′nē ə, -tə-)

noun

an abnormal, persistent impulse or tendency to steal, not prompted by need

Origin: ModL < Gr kleptēs, thief (< IE base *klep-, to hide, steal > L clepere, Goth hlifan, to steal) + -mania

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See kleptomania in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An obsessive impulse to steal regardless of economic need.

Origin:

Origin: Greek kleptein, to steal

Origin: + -mania

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