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kleptomaniac::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | appropriator |
Examples of kleptomaniac
kleptomaniac
Apparently, the greatest kleptomaniac in modern history now wants to be your banker.
From the forbes.com
If someone is a kleptomaniac, they have a compulsion to steal objects.
From the nzcatholic.org.nz
Once appeared in an episode of The Simpsons, in which he was portrayed as a kleptomaniac.
From the independent.co.uk
Head turned in competingly fabulous directions, I find myself feeling positively kleptomaniac.
From the telegraph.co.uk
What's the difference between a shoplifter and a kleptomaniac?
From the stltoday.com
Silk claims he is not a thief, but admits he is a kleptomaniac.
From the en.wikipedia.org
At the Baehrs's home in Nebraska he soon became a wild, uncontrollable kleptomaniac, she said.
From the post-gazette.com
A jewel thief humors a chic kleptomaniac planted by a Scotland Yard inspector to lure him into a trap.
From the post-gazette.com
Born in 1968 in Modesto, he proves a kleptomaniac early on.
From the latimes.com
- Someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive
- Kleptomania or klopemania is the inability to refrain from the urge to steal items and is done for reasons other than personal use or financial gain. First described in 1816, kleptomania is classified in psychiatry as an impulse control disorder...
- (Kleptomania (album)) Kleptomania is the fourth album by English rock group Mansun, released in September 2004 following the band's split. ...
- (Kleptomania (Girls Aloud album)) Girls Aloud are a girl group that were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Nadine Coyle, Cheryl Cole, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. ...
- One who steals compulsively
- (kleptomania) a psychological disorder that causes an obsession with stealing without material need
- (KLEPTOMANIA) A disorder of impulse control characterized by repeated stealing or shoplifting of items that the person does not need.
- (Kleptomania) A strong impulse to steal items, even though the items are not needed for personal use or for their monetary value.
- A person who helps himself because he can't help himself. Or herself! [Henry Morgan]
