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kleptomania (iou)



kleptomania noun. M19.
[from Greek klepto- combining form of kleptes thief, rel. to kleptein steal + -MANIA.]
The compulsive urge to steal, usu. without regard for need or profit.
kleptomaniac noun & adjective (a) noun a person affected with kleptomania; (b) adjective affected with kleptomania, characteristic of a kleptomaniac: M19.