Look up: kleptomania

1. kleptomania
   Type: Term Pronunciation: klep′tō-mā′nē-ă Definitions: 1. A disorder of impulse control characterized by a morbid tendency to steal.
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2. kleptomania
   [n] - an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
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3. kleptomania
   klep`to·ma'ni·a (klĕp`to*mā'nĭ*ȧ) noun [ Greek kle`pths thief + English mania .] A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility. Wharton.
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4. kleptomania
   <psychiatry> A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility. ... Origin: Gr. Thief + E. Mania. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. kleptomania
   (klep″to-ma´ne-ә) an impulse control disorder consisting of an abnormal, uncontrollable desire to steal.
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6. Kleptomania
   • (n.) A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility.
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7. kleptomania
   recurrent compulsion to steal without regard to the value or use of the objects stolen. Although widely known and sometimes used as an attempted ...
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8. kleptomania
   kleptomania, kleptomaniac Once known as klopemania. An irresistible tendency to steal in which a person steals not because of necessity but as a result of some compulsion. Don`t worry if you`re a kleptomaniac, you can always take something for it. —Author Unknown An example of a kleptomaniac is available here.
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9. kleptomania
   cleptomania, kleptomania An example of a cleptomaniac, or kleptomaniac, in action.
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10. kleptomania
    kleptomania (klep"tumā'nēu) [Gr.,=craze for stealing], irresistible compulsion to steal, motivated by neurotic impulse rather than material need. No specific cause is known. The condition is considered generally as the result of some underlying emotional disturbance rather than a...
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11. Kleptomania
    Kleptomania (from the Greek Klepto, I steal), is a supposed species of mental illness manifesting itself in an obsessive desire to steal.
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12. kleptomania
    Behavioural disorder characterized by an overpowering desire to possess articles for which one has no need. In kleptomania, as opposed to ordinary theft, there is no obvious need or use for what is stolen and sometimes the sufferer has no memory of the theft
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13. Kleptomania
    (album) | Name = Kleptomania | Type = studio | Single 1 = Slipping Away" b/w "Getting Your Way | Single 1 date = 20 September 2004 --> --> `Kleptomania` is the fourth album by English rock group Mansun, released in September 2004 following the band`s split. The first CD fea...
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