pyromania

(pī′rə mānē ə, -mān)

noun

a persistent compulsion to start destructive fires

Origin: ModL: see pyro- & -mania

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See pyromania in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The irresistible urge to start fires.

Related Forms:

  • pyˌro·maˈni·acˌ (-māˈnē-ăkˌ) adjective & n.
  • pyˌro·ma·niˈa·cal (-mə-nīˈə-kəl) adjective

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