kleptomania
The origin and history of kleptomania.
Etymology
Kleptomania combines the Ancient Greek verb for stealing with the suffix -mania, which denotes an obsessive urge. Together the parts describe an uncontrollable compulsion to steal.
The origin and history of kleptomania.
Kleptomania combines the Ancient Greek verb for stealing with the suffix -mania, which denotes an obsessive urge. Together the parts describe an uncontrollable compulsion to steal.
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