Definition of kleptomania in English:

kleptomania

noun ˌklɛptə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪəˌklɛptəˈmeɪniə

mass noun

A recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or profit.
Example sentencesExamples
- Were it not for her kleptomania (she steals toys in department stores) and tendency to faint, one would assume she was a very happy woman.
- He earned the enmity of gay people everywhere in 1998 when he compared homosexuality to kleptomania and alcoholism.
- Although ordinary acts of theft or shoplifting can be deliberate, motivated by a need, a desire, peer pressure, or rebellion, in extremely rare cases, a person who steals may have kleptomania.
- Brain scans won't reveal that you're an obsessive compulsive or suffer from kleptomania.
- When Ann gets home, she's ashamed, haunted by her moment of kleptomania.
- Under the psychotherapist/patient privilege, a patient trying to address his kleptomania in therapy could reveal that he stole a computer from his office, and the psychiatrist could not testify about that revelation in court.
- Bradshaw, defending, said two independent reports both said she suffered from kleptomania.
- He doesn't need to steal, so the only motivation can be pleasure or something like kleptomania.
- People with kleptomania often have another psychiatric disorder, often a mood disorder such as depression and anxiety.
- The profile of the basic kind of person who suffers from kleptomania is that of somebody who has had a chaotic upbringing.
- More than 1.2 million people in the United States are thought to suffer from kleptomania.
- I don't know what worries me more - her kleptomania or her taste in art.
- Diseases of the mind may manifest themselves in other ways which do not involve violence, for example, pyromania or kleptomania.
- He displayed aggressive behaviour, emotional immaturity, impulsiveness, rejection of authority and manipulative behaviour, lied, swore and had a leaning towards kleptomania.
- A ‘disturbed soul’, Edwin suffers from kleptomania, a compulsion that appears simultaneously with his realisation that he's gay.
- They attribute his stealing of petty items to an untreated and undiagnosed case of kleptomania, a psychiatric condition that causes a person to steal compulsively.

Derivatives

kleptomaniac

adjective & nounˌklɛptə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak

A woman described as a chronic kleptomaniac was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment at the March 22 sitting of Carlow District Court.
Example sentencesExamples
- Research suggests that even with multiple convictions, kleptomaniacs typically battle the disorder for years.
- Often a kleptomaniac person steals things he could have bought easily or things that are not at all expensive.
- I would say that she's not so much a kleptomaniac as a generally chaotic person.
- Joe is a turning into a complete kleptomaniac who steals anything that's not nailed down.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek kleptēs 'thief' + -mania.

Rhymes

Albania, balletomania, bibliomania, crania, dipsomania, egomania, erotomania, Lithuania, Lusitania, mania, Mauritania, megalomania, miscellanea, monomania, nymphomania, Pennsylvania, Pomerania, pyromania, Rainier, Romania, Ruritania, Tasmania, Transylvania, Urania

Definition of kleptomania in US English:

kleptomania

nounˌkleptəˈmānēəˌklɛptəˈmeɪniə

A recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or profit.
Example sentencesExamples
- Were it not for her kleptomania (she steals toys in department stores) and tendency to faint, one would assume she was a very happy woman.
- The profile of the basic kind of person who suffers from kleptomania is that of somebody who has had a chaotic upbringing.
- People with kleptomania often have another psychiatric disorder, often a mood disorder such as depression and anxiety.
- Brain scans won't reveal that you're an obsessive compulsive or suffer from kleptomania.
- When Ann gets home, she's ashamed, haunted by her moment of kleptomania.
- More than 1.2 million people in the United States are thought to suffer from kleptomania.
- He displayed aggressive behaviour, emotional immaturity, impulsiveness, rejection of authority and manipulative behaviour, lied, swore and had a leaning towards kleptomania.
- Under the psychotherapist/patient privilege, a patient trying to address his kleptomania in therapy could reveal that he stole a computer from his office, and the psychiatrist could not testify about that revelation in court.
- Bradshaw, defending, said two independent reports both said she suffered from kleptomania.
- Although ordinary acts of theft or shoplifting can be deliberate, motivated by a need, a desire, peer pressure, or rebellion, in extremely rare cases, a person who steals may have kleptomania.
- They attribute his stealing of petty items to an untreated and undiagnosed case of kleptomania, a psychiatric condition that causes a person to steal compulsively.
- He doesn't need to steal, so the only motivation can be pleasure or something like kleptomania.
- Diseases of the mind may manifest themselves in other ways which do not involve violence, for example, pyromania or kleptomania.
- He earned the enmity of gay people everywhere in 1998 when he compared homosexuality to kleptomania and alcoholism.
- I don't know what worries me more - her kleptomania or her taste in art.
- A ‘disturbed soul’, Edwin suffers from kleptomania, a compulsion that appears simultaneously with his realisation that he's gay.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek kleptēs ‘thief’ + -mania.

单词	kleptomania
释义	Definition of kleptomania in English: kleptomania noun ˌklɛptə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪəˌklɛptəˈmeɪniə mass noun A recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or profit. Example sentencesExamples Were it not for her kleptomania (she steals toys in department stores) and tendency to faint, one would assume she was a very happy woman. He earned the enmity of gay people everywhere in 1998 when he compared homosexuality to kleptomania and alcoholism. Although ordinary acts of theft or shoplifting can be deliberate, motivated by a need, a desire, peer pressure, or rebellion, in extremely rare cases, a person who steals may have kleptomania. Brain scans won't reveal that you're an obsessive compulsive or suffer from kleptomania. When Ann gets home, she's ashamed, haunted by her moment of kleptomania. Under the psychotherapist/patient privilege, a patient trying to address his kleptomania in therapy could reveal that he stole a computer from his office, and the psychiatrist could not testify about that revelation in court. Bradshaw, defending, said two independent reports both said she suffered from kleptomania. He doesn't need to steal, so the only motivation can be pleasure or something like kleptomania. People with kleptomania often have another psychiatric disorder, often a mood disorder such as depression and anxiety. The profile of the basic kind of person who suffers from kleptomania is that of somebody who has had a chaotic upbringing. More than 1.2 million people in the United States are thought to suffer from kleptomania. I don't know what worries me more - her kleptomania or her taste in art. Diseases of the mind may manifest themselves in other ways which do not involve violence, for example, pyromania or kleptomania. He displayed aggressive behaviour, emotional immaturity, impulsiveness, rejection of authority and manipulative behaviour, lied, swore and had a leaning towards kleptomania. A ‘disturbed soul’, Edwin suffers from kleptomania, a compulsion that appears simultaneously with his realisation that he's gay. They attribute his stealing of petty items to an untreated and undiagnosed case of kleptomania, a psychiatric condition that causes a person to steal compulsively. Derivatives kleptomaniac adjective & nounˌklɛptə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak A woman described as a chronic kleptomaniac was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment at the March 22 sitting of Carlow District Court. Example sentencesExamples Research suggests that even with multiple convictions, kleptomaniacs typically battle the disorder for years. Often a kleptomaniac person steals things he could have bought easily or things that are not at all expensive. I would say that she's not so much a kleptomaniac as a generally chaotic person. Joe is a turning into a complete kleptomaniac who steals anything that's not nailed down. Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek kleptēs 'thief' + -mania. Rhymes Albania, balletomania, bibliomania, crania, dipsomania, egomania, erotomania, Lithuania, Lusitania, mania, Mauritania, megalomania, miscellanea, monomania, nymphomania, Pennsylvania, Pomerania, pyromania, Rainier, Romania, Ruritania, Tasmania, Transylvania, Urania Definition of kleptomania in US English: kleptomania nounˌkleptəˈmānēəˌklɛptəˈmeɪniə A recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or profit. Example sentencesExamples Were it not for her kleptomania (she steals toys in department stores) and tendency to faint, one would assume she was a very happy woman. The profile of the basic kind of person who suffers from kleptomania is that of somebody who has had a chaotic upbringing. People with kleptomania often have another psychiatric disorder, often a mood disorder such as depression and anxiety. Brain scans won't reveal that you're an obsessive compulsive or suffer from kleptomania. When Ann gets home, she's ashamed, haunted by her moment of kleptomania. More than 1.2 million people in the United States are thought to suffer from kleptomania. He displayed aggressive behaviour, emotional immaturity, impulsiveness, rejection of authority and manipulative behaviour, lied, swore and had a leaning towards kleptomania. Under the psychotherapist/patient privilege, a patient trying to address his kleptomania in therapy could reveal that he stole a computer from his office, and the psychiatrist could not testify about that revelation in court. Bradshaw, defending, said two independent reports both said she suffered from kleptomania. Although ordinary acts of theft or shoplifting can be deliberate, motivated by a need, a desire, peer pressure, or rebellion, in extremely rare cases, a person who steals may have kleptomania. They attribute his stealing of petty items to an untreated and undiagnosed case of kleptomania, a psychiatric condition that causes a person to steal compulsively. He doesn't need to steal, so the only motivation can be pleasure or something like kleptomania. Diseases of the mind may manifest themselves in other ways which do not involve violence, for example, pyromania or kleptomania. He earned the enmity of gay people everywhere in 1998 when he compared homosexuality to kleptomania and alcoholism. I don't know what worries me more - her kleptomania or her taste in art. A ‘disturbed soul’, Edwin suffers from kleptomania, a compulsion that appears simultaneously with his realisation that he's gay. Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek kleptēs ‘thief’ + -mania.
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