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pyromania

[ pahy-ruh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

noun

  1. a compulsion to set things on fire.


pyromania

/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪə; ˌpaɪrəʊməˈnaɪəkəl /

noun

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

pyromania

  1. An uncontrollable urge to set fires.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈԾˌ, noun
  • pyromaniacal, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ···Ծ· [pahy-r, uh, -, mey, -nee-ak], noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pyromania1

First recorded in 1835–45; pyro- + -mania
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Studies have found that less than 10% of adults who start fires meet the criteria for pyromania.

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“The political pyromania of this moment that we see coming out of Washington right now,” he said.

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“You were gazing into that fire like you wanted to eat it or something. I have a cousin who for real struggles with pyromania, so I’ve seen that look before.”

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It’s a testament to Yeun’s commitment that Ben’s veneer of disquieting swagger never breaks: he yawns, laughs, speaks, smokes, shakes hands, and discloses his casual pyromania all with the same air of arrogant self-possession.

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This is not politics as usual; it is political pyromania.

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