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单词 kleptomania
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
klep•to•ma•ni•a /ˌklɛptəˈmeɪniə, -ˈmeɪnyə/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Psychiatryan uncontrollable desire to steal things, without regard for need or the monetary value of the object.
klep•to•ma•ni•ac /ˌklɛptəˈmeɪniˌæk/USA pronunciation  n. [countable], adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
klep•to•ma•ni•a  (klep′tə mānē ə, -mānyə),USA pronunciation n. [Psychol.]
  1. Psychiatryan irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
Also, cleptomania. 
  • klepto- (combining form of Greek kléptēs thief ) + -mania 1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kleptomania /ˌklɛptəʊˈmeɪnɪə/ n
  1. a strong impulse to steal, esp when there is no obvious motivation
Etymology: 19th Century: klepto- from Greek kleptēs thief, from kleptein to steal + -mania

ˌkleptoˈmaniˌac n
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