| 单词 | kleptomaniac |
| 释义 | kleptomaniac (once / 59997 pages) n If you notice that every time your friend Sarah comes over, all your binder clips and pens disappear, it may be that your friend is a kleptomaniac. If you’ve ever known a kleptomaniac, it won’t surprise you to learn that the word kleptomaniac has origins that trace back to the Greek words for “thief” and “madness.” A kleptomaniac has a mental disorder that compels the person to steal. Unlike a shoplifter, who will steal an item he or she wants or needs, a kleptomaniac steals for the thrill of stealing, often taking items that have little or no value. WORD FAMILYkleptomaniac: kleptomaniacs+/kleptomania: kleptomaniac USAGE EXAMPLESBut he added: "The one thing we know for certain about the murderous kleptomaniac regime in Russia is that it walks all over the weak." BBC(Jan 21, 2016) Ultimately, the peripatetic, kleptomaniac Orme is undone by the world’s refusal to sit still and be captured by him. Washington Post(Sep 10, 2015) “Family Treasures,” which takes place in a college dormitory, is the tale of an innocent-seeming kleptomaniac. New York Times(Jul 27, 2015) n someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive Hyper appropriator someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission) |
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