a mental illness in which someone has a strong desire, that they cannot control, to steal things
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NAmE//ˌklɛptəˈmeɪniˌæk//
noun She's a kleptomaniac.See kleptomania in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: kleptomania