Crossword-Solution: KLEPTOMANIA
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Kleptomania | n. | A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility. |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with KLEPTOMANIA (5)
Kleptophobia, examples of which have been cited by Cullere, is the fear of stealing objects in view, and is often the prelude of kleptomania.
From his late schooldays onward he had been possessed by an acute and obstinate form of kleptomania; he had the acquisitive instinct of the collector without any of the collector’s discrimination.
Now there is cruelty in public schools, just as there is kleptomania and secret drinking and vices without a name.
Kleptomania, I say, exhibits itself as a kind of physical attraction to certain defined materials; and it has been held (by no less a man than Harris) that this is the ultimate explanation of the strict specialism and vurry narrow professional outlook of most criminals.
When I got this hoe I was troubled with sleepless mornings, pains in the back, kleptomania with regard to new weeders; when I went into my garden I was always sure to see something.
Quotes with KLEPTOMANIA (2)
I began to see that the stronger a therapy emphasized feelings, self-esteem, and self-confidence, the more dependent the therapist was upon his providing for the patient ongoing, unconditional, positive regard. The more self-esteem was the end, the more the means, in the form of the patient’s efforts, had to appear blameless in the face of failure. In this paradigm, accuracy and comparison must continually be sacrificed to acceptance and compassion; which often results in the…
Take Tom Jones and mix him with Enrico Caruso, the Italian tenor-cum-castrato singer. Then add tons of pathetic love songs, faked sex appeal and musical kleptomania focusing on Western hits from the 1970s. Spice it up with a political flexibility rare even for Central European standards and a personal status close to that of the Pope. What do you get? Karel Gott, Czech pop music's most mega-super, long-lasting and brightest star.
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Appears in: CrosSynergy, LAT, NYT, Universal, WSJ.
Used 6 times in crossword archives (2004–2018).