英语词汇“kleptomania”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Kleptomania is an addiction to stealing. People with kleptomania can’t help but steal stuff, whether they need it or not.

The word kleptomania comes from the Greek word kleptes for "thief" and mania for “madness.” Pyromania makes people want to light everything on fire, and kleptomania makes people want to steal all the time. People who have kleptomania — kleptomaniacs — are crazy about stealing. Rich people can have kleptomania, which shows their stealing isn't for economic reasons. When you have kleptomania, the rush of stealing is similar to the rush of other addictions.

WORD FAMILY

kleptomania: kleptomaniac+/kleptomaniac: kleptomaniacs

USAGE EXAMPLES

Domestically, Putin’s “managed democracy” is Stalinism leavened by kleptomania, as in the looting of the energy giant Yukos.

Washington Post(Sep 14, 2016)

Unless something goes haywire in the workforce – an outbreak of kleptomania, say, or plummeting productivity – the company has little reason to tweak the filtering model.

The Guardian(Sep 01, 2016)

This kind of kleptomania is common in professional basketball.

Wall Street Journal(Apr 24, 2016)

n an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive

Hyper

cacoethes, mania, passion

an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

单词	kleptomania
释义	kleptomania (once / 33867 pages) n Kleptomania is an addiction to stealing. People with kleptomania can’t help but steal stuff, whether they need it or not. The word kleptomania comes from the Greek word kleptes for "thief" and mania for “madness.” Pyromania makes people want to light everything on fire, and kleptomania makes people want to steal all the time. People who have kleptomania — kleptomaniacs — are crazy about stealing. Rich people can have kleptomania, which shows their stealing isn't for economic reasons. When you have kleptomania, the rush of stealing is similar to the rush of other addictions. WORD FAMILY kleptomania: kleptomaniac+/kleptomaniac: kleptomaniacs USAGE EXAMPLES Domestically, Putin’s “managed democracy” is Stalinism leavened by kleptomania, as in the looting of the energy giant Yukos. Washington Post(Sep 14, 2016) Unless something goes haywire in the workforce – an outbreak of kleptomania, say, or plummeting productivity – the company has little reason to tweak the filtering model. The Guardian(Sep 01, 2016) This kind of kleptomania is common in professional basketball. Wall Street Journal(Apr 24, 2016) n an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive Hyper cacoethes, mania, passion an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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