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kleptomania

noun
🔊/ˌkleptəˈmeɪniə/
🔊/ˌkleptəˈmeɪniə/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a mental illness in which somebody has a strong desire, which they cannot control, to steal things偷窃狂；偷窃癖Topics Illnessc2
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek kleptēs ‘thief’ + -mania.