pyromania
[ pahy-ruh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]
/ ˌpaɪ rəˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /
noun
a compulsion to set things on fire.
OTHER WORDS FROM pyromania
py·ro·ma·ni·ac [pahy-ruh-mey-nee-ak] /ˌpaɪ rəˈmeɪ niˌæk/, noun py·ro·ma·ni·a·cal [pahy-roh-muh-nahy-uh-kuh l] /ˌpaɪ roʊ məˈnaɪ ə kəl/, adjectiveWords nearby pyromania
pyrolusite,
pyrolyse,
pyrolysis,
pyromagnetic,
pyromancy,
pyromania,
pyrometallurgy,
pyrometer,
pyrometric bead,
pyrometric cone,
pyromorphite
Example sentences from the Web for pyromaniac
“My gut is telling me it is a pyromaniac having a good time and likes watching the buildings burn,” he says.
They could not feel worse if they learned that the child was a thief or a pyromaniac.
Woman |William J. Robinson
British Dictionary definitions for pyromaniac
pyromania
/ (ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪə) /
noun
psychiatry
the uncontrollable impulse and practice of setting things on fire
Derived forms of pyromania
pyromaniac, noun pyromaniacal (ˌpaɪrəʊməˈnaɪəkəl), adjectiveMedical definitions for pyromaniac
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.Cultural definitions for pyromaniac
pyromania
[ (peye-roh-may-nee-uh) ]
An uncontrollable urge to set fires.