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pyromania

English

Etymology

From pyro- +? -mania.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?p????(?)?me?n??/
  • Rhymes: -e?ni?

Noun

pyromania (usually uncountable, plural pyromanias)

  1. (psychology) A compulsive disorder characterised by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.

Related terms

  • pyromaniac
  • pyromanic
  • pyromaniacal

Translations

Further reading

  • Pyromania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Noun

pyromania

  1. pyromania

Declension

Anagrams

  • pyromaani

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pyrophile

English

Etymology

pyro- +? -phile

Noun

pyrophile (plural pyrophiles)

  1. A creature that likes and delights in the presence of fire.
  2. (dated, rare) A person who accepts that the energy of volcanos originates from the heat of the Earth's interior.

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