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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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM pyromania
py·ro·ma·ni·ac [pahy-ruh-mey-nee-ak], /ˌpaɪ rəˈmeɪ niˌæk/, nounWords nearby pyromania
pyrolusite, pyrolyse, pyrolysis, pyromagnetic, pyromancy, pyromania, pyromaniac, pyrometallurgy, pyrometer, pyrometric bead, pyrometric cone
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How to use pyromania in a sentence
Verbeena savagely and swiftly lighted nine cigarettes and faced him peagreen with pyromania.
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British Dictionary definitions for pyromania
pyromania
/ (ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪə) /
noun
psychiatry the uncontrollable impulse and practice of setting things on fire
Derived forms of pyromania
pyromaniac, nounpyromaniacal (ˌpaɪrəʊməˈnaɪəkəl), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for pyromania
pyromania
[ pī′rō-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə ]
n.
An uncontrollable impulse to start fires.
Other words from pyromania
py′ro•ma′ni•ac′ (-mā′nē-ăk′) adj. n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Cultural definitions for pyromania
pyromania
[ (peye-roh-may-nee-uh) ]
An uncontrollable urge to set fires.
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