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pyromania

[ pahy-ruh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]
/ ˌpaɪ rəˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /
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noun

a compulsion to set things on fire.

RELATED WORDS

torching, firing, incendiarism

Nearby words

  1. pyrolyse,
  2. pyrolysis,
  3. pyrolytic,
  4. pyromagnetic,
  5. pyromancy,
  6. pyromaniac,
  7. pyromaniacal,
  8. pyrometallurgy,
  9. pyrometer,
  10. pyrometric

Origin of pyromania

First recorded in 1835–45; pyro- + -mania
Related formspy·ro·ma·ni·ac [pahy-ruh-mey-nee-ak] /ˌpaɪ rəˈmeɪ niˌæk/, nounpy·ro·ma·ni·a·cal [pahy-roh-muh-nahy-uh-kuh l] /ˌpaɪ roʊ məˈnaɪ ə kəl/, adjective
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Examples from the Web for pyromania

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

    The Shriek|Charles Somerville
British Dictionary definitions for pyromania

pyromania

/ (ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪə) /

noun

psychiatry the uncontrollable impulse and practice of setting things on fire
Derived Formspyromaniac, nounpyromaniacal (ˌpaɪrəʊməˈnaɪəkəl), adjective
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Word Origin and History for pyromania

pyromania

n.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for pyromania

pyromania

[ pī′rō-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə ]

n.

An uncontrollable impulse to start fires.
Related formspy′ro•ma′ni•ac′ (-mā′nē-ăk′) adj. n.
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Culture definitions for pyromania

pyromania

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

An uncontrollable urge to set fires.

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