PYROMANIAC
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rəˈmeɪ noun
a compulsion to set things on fire.
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pyromania (ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| psychiatry the uncontrollable impulse and practice of setting things on fire | |
| pyro'maniac | |
| —n | |
| pyromaniacal | |
| —adj | |
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| pyromania (ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪə) | |
| —n | |
| psychiatry the uncontrollable impulse and practice of setting things on fire | |
| pyro'maniac | |
| —n | |
| pyromaniacal | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
pyromania
1842, from pyro- (q.v.) + mania "madness, frenzy." Pyromaniac (n.) first recorded 1887.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
pyromania py·ro·ma·ni·a (pī'rō-mā'nē-ə, -mān'yə)
n.
An uncontrollable impulse to start fires.
py'ro·ma'ni·ac' (-mā'nē-āk') adj. & n.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
pyromania [(peye-roh-may-nee-uh)]An uncontrollable urge to set fires.
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Example sentences
Under this system a pyromaniac would become a billionaire by promising to not burn down houses and forests.
Based on this research, the trial court essentially concluded the defendant was a pyromaniac whose condition was untreatable.
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