kleptomania

Noun CEFR C1

ˌklɛp.təˈmeɪ.ni.ə

Definitions

A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolcleptomanía

Françaiscleptomanie kleptomanie

DeutschKleptomanie Stehlsucht

22 more languages

العربيةمرض السرقَة

Bosanskikleptomanija клептоманија

Catalàcleptomania

Češtinakleptomanie

Ελληνικάκλεπτομανία

Suomikleptomania

Gàidhligmiann gadachd

Hrvatskikleptomanija клептоманија

Íslenskastelsýki

Italianocleptomania

日本語盗癖窃盗症

한국어도벽 절도광

Kurdîkleptomanî

Македонскиклептоманија

Nederlandskleptomanie steelzucht

Polskikleptomania

Portuguêscleptomania

Românăcleptomanie

Русскийклептомания

Српскиkleptomanija клептоманија

Svenskakleptomani

Tagalogkulawin

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

kleptomaniac kleptomaniacal kleptomaniacs kleptomnesia klepton kleptoparasite

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