kleptomania
US
/ˌklɛptəˈmeɪniə/
UK
/ˌklɛptəˈmeɪniə/
Meaning
A mental health condition involving repeated difficulty resisting urges to steal items that are usually not needed.
एक मानसिक स्वास्थ्य स्थिति जिसमें व्यक्ति को ऐसी चीज़ें चुराने की बार-बार तीव्र इच्छा होती है जिनकी उसे आमतौर पर ज़रूरत नहीं होती।
Examples
“The doctor explained that kleptomania is a treatable mental health condition.”
“She sought professional help after recognizing her repeated urges as possible kleptomania.”
“A person with kleptomania may take items they neither need nor intend to sell.”
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Not natural: He has kleptomania to steal things he wants.
Better: He has kleptomania and feels unable to resist stealing.
Kleptomania describes a condition involving difficult-to-control urges, not a purpose expressed with “to.”
Kleptomania एक ऐसी स्थिति है जिसमें इच्छा रोकना मुश्किल होता है; यहाँ “to” उद्देश्य बताने के लिए सही नहीं है।
Not natural: She was charged with kleptomania for taking a phone.
Better: She was charged with theft; kleptomania is a mental health condition.
Kleptomania is not the name of a crime, and one theft alone does not establish the condition.
Kleptomania किसी अपराध का नाम नहीं है, और एक बार चोरी होने से यह स्थिति साबित नहीं होती।
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Kleptomania refers to a recurring, hard-to-resist urge—not simply any theft or stealing for profit.
Kleptomania का मतलब बार-बार उठने वाली ऐसी इच्छा है जिसे रोकना मुश्किल हो—यह हर चोरी या मुनाफ़े के लिए चोरी का नाम नहीं है।