kleptomania
(noun) an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kleptomania (countable and uncountable, plural kleptomanias)
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
Source: Wiktionary
Klep`to*ma"ni*a, n. Etym: [Gr. mania.]
Definition: A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility. Wharton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 December 2024
(noun) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; “the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English”; “he has a strong German accent”; “it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
