kleptomania

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) + -mania, analyzed as klepto- + -mania.

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