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.

Origin of pyromania

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

Words nearby pyromania

pyrolusite, pyrolyse, pyrolysis, pyromagnetic, pyromancy, pyromania, pyromaniac, pyrometallurgy, pyrometer, pyrometric bead, pyrometric cone

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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), adjective

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Cultural definitions for pyromania

pyromania

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

An uncontrollable urge to set fires.

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.

单词	pyromania
释义	pyromania [ pahy-ruh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ] / ˌpaɪ rəˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pyromania ON THESAURUS.COM noun a compulsion to set things on fire. Origin of pyromania 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 Words nearby pyromania pyrolusite, pyrolyse, pyrolysis, pyromagnetic, pyromancy, pyromania, pyromaniac, pyrometallurgy, pyrometer, pyrometric bead, pyrometric cone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 forms of pyromania pyromaniac, nounpyromaniacal (ˌpaɪrəʊməˈnaɪəkəl), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pyromania torching, firing, incendiarism, touching off Cultural definitions for pyromania pyromania [ (peye-roh-may-nee-uh) ] An uncontrollable urge to set fires. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. 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 Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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