pyromania

[ pahy-ruh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]
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noun
  1. a compulsion to set things on fire.

Origin of pyromania

1
First recorded in 1835–45; pyro- + -mania

Other words from pyromania

  • py·ro·ma·ni·ac [pahy-ruh-mey-nee-ak], /ˌpaɪ rəˈmeɪ niˌæk/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for pyromania

pyromania

/ (ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪə) /


noun
  1. psychiatry the uncontrollable impulse and practice of setting things on fire

Derived forms of pyromania

  • pyromaniac, noun
  • pyromaniacal (ˌpaɪrəʊməˈnaɪəkəl), adjective

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Cultural definitions for pyromania

pyromania

[ (peye-roh-may-nee-uh) ]


An uncontrollable urge to set fires.

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