Dictionary Workbench Ondict
Word Bank Import Dict Cloud Sync

    kleptomania

    Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

    kleptomania

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Psychology, psychiatry
    klep·to·ma·ni·a /ˌkleptəˈmeɪniə/ noun [uncountable]  MPa mental illness in which you have a desire to steal things 盗窃癖，偷窃狂    Origin kleptomania (1800-1900) Greek kleptes “thief” + English mania
    klep·to·ma·ni·a nounChineseSyllable


    kleptomania
    klep‧to‧ma‧ni‧a /ˌkleptəˈmeɪniə/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: Greek
     Origin: kleptes 'thief' + English mania
    a mental illness in which you have a desire to steal things


    klep·to·maniaBrE /ˌkleptəˈmeɪniə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkleptəˈmeɪniə/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a mental illness in which sb has a strong desire, which they cannot control, to steal things 偷窃狂；偷窃癖▸ klep·to·maniac BrE /ˌkleptəˈmeɪniæk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkleptəˈmeɪniæk/ 🔊 noun◆She's a kleptomaniac. 她是个偷窃狂。🔊🔊