kleptomaniac
/ˌkleptəˈmeɪniæk/noun
उच्चारण क्लेप्टमेनिऐक
चोरी की सनक वाला
Advanced wordPYP · asked 1 time
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a person who has a mental illness that makes them want to steal things
चोरी की सनक वाला
- The kleptomaniac stole things he did not need.
- The shopkeeper pitied the kleptomaniac who could not stop taking small things.
- The doctor treated the kleptomaniac with patience and therapy.
+ 2 more examples
- A kleptomaniac steals not for money but out of a sudden urge.
- The film's main character is a kleptomaniac who hides her habit from her family.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
klep·to·ma·ni·ac
With klepto- (steal).
klepto- (चोरी) के साथ।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often (-mania words): an uncontrollable desire to steal is kleptomania; to start fires pyromania; to drink alcohol dipsomania; to travel wanderlust or dromomania; an obsessive desire to collect books bibliomania; extreme enthusiasm megalomania (an obsession with power).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है (-mania शब्द): चोरी की अनियंत्रित इच्छा kleptomania; आग लगाने की pyromania; शराब पीने की dipsomania; यात्रा की wanderlust या dromomania; किताबें इकट्ठा करने की सनक bibliomania; सत्ता का जुनून megalomania।