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kleptomania
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kleptomania
(noun)
kleptomania
/ˌklɛptə
ˈ
meɪnijə/
noun
kleptomania
/ˌklɛptə
ˈ
meɪnijə/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of KLEPTOMANIA
[
noncount
]
:
a mental illness in which you have a strong desire to steal things
— kleptomaniac
/ˌklɛptə
ˈ
meɪniˌæk/
noun
,
plural
kleptomaniacs
[
count
]
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