kleptomania
noun
- impulse control disorder that involves the repeated impulse to steal for no great gain, when the perpetrator has sufficient money to pay for the item and no need for what is stolen
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌklɛp.təˈmeɪ.ni.ə / -ˈmeɪn.jə/
noun
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) + -mania, analyzed as klepto- + -mania.
- A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.