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pyromania

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

noun

  1. a compulsion to set things on fire.

pyromania British  
/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪə, ˌpaɪrəʊməˈnaɪəkəl /

noun

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

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pyromania Cultural  

  1. An uncontrollable urge to set fires.

Other Word Forms

  • pyromaniac noun
  • pyromaniacal adjective

Etymology

Origin of pyromania

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

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