| 单词 | pyromaniac |
| 释义 | pyromaniac (once / 184677 pages) n Someone who loves to set fires — and, for whatever reason, can't stop setting them — is a pyromaniac. Maniac is a word attached to many words for mental illness, but this has to be one of the most scary. A pyromaniac has a frequent, powerful desire to set fires. This is different from an arsonist, who sets fires for money. Pyromaniacs just set fires because they want to and feel a compulsion to. Pyromania is a sickness. A pyromaniac could also be someone who loves watching fires. WORD FAMILYpyromaniac: pyromaniacs+/pyromania: pyromaniac USAGE EXAMPLESPeople find it funny to call me a pyromaniac. The New Yorker(Jul 03, 2016) They thought I was a pyromaniac and a liar, and the fact that I myself never seemed to get burned was as good as proof. Ransom Riggs, Hollow City(2014) Obviously the child was bored out of her mind at best, some kind of pyromaniac at worst. The New Yorker(Nov 20, 2015) n a person with a mania for setting things on fire Hyper lunatic, madman, maniac an insane person |
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