KLEPTOMANIA


Meaning of KLEPTOMANIA in English

/klep'teuh may"nee euh, -mayn"yeuh/ , n. Psychol.

an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.

Also, cleptomania .

[ 1820-30; klepto- (comb. form of Gk kléptes thief) + -MANIA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .