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cleptomania

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

noun

Psychology.

  1. kleptomania.

cleptomania

/ ˌklɛptəʊˈmeɪnɪə, -ˈmeɪnjə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of kleptomania

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Other Word Forms

  • cleptomaniac noun
  • ˌٴˈԾˌ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cleptomania1

< Greek é ( ein ) to steal + -o- + -mania
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Example Sentences

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But I dare say he puts it down to cleptomania.

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