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An uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
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pyromania
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1840, from pyro- "fire" + mania "madness, frenzy." Used in German in the 1830s.\n\nThe propensity which leads an insane person to accomplish his purpose by burning, has been considered to merit particular notice, and to constitute a variety of monomania. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context psychology English) A compulsive disorder characterised by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pyromania is the third studio album by English rock band Def Leppard , released on 20 January 1983. The first album to feature guitarist Phil Collen who replaced founding member Pete Willis , Pyromania was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange . The album ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pyromania \Pyr"o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Pyro- + mania.] An insane disposition to incendiarism.
Usage examples of pyromania.
We have to keep at it until you get that supernatural pyromania under complete control.
The enemy cavalry had certainly crossed the Athan by now, and pyromania was as fixed in the mercenary character as kleptomania.