pyromania

[ pahy-ruh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

noun

1. a compulsion to set things on fire.

pyromania

/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪə; ˌpaɪrəʊməˈnaɪəkəl /

noun

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

pyromania

1. An uncontrollable urge to set fires.

Derived Forms

• ˌpyroˈmaniˌac, noun
• pyromaniacal, adjective

Other Words From

• py·ro·ma·ni·ac [pahy-r, uh, -, mey, -nee-ak], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyromania¹

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

Example Sentences

Verbeena savagely and swiftly lighted nine cigarettes and faced him peagreen with pyromania.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• torching