pyromania
noun
py·ro·ma·nia
| \ ˌpī-rō-ˈmā-nē-ə
, -nyə\
, -nyə\
Definition of pyromania
: an irresistible impulse to start fires
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After her exercise in pyromania, Serena stays with her mother. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "The Handmaid's Tale," 7 June 2019 And finding signs of past fire-lighting on tools used for other purposes may offer the best window into the origins of humanity's collective pyromania. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Neanderthals used stone hand axes to strike a light," 26 July 2018 Best-selling author Margaret George has just published a novel repackaging the Roman emperor Nero, whose name has evoked mayhem and recreational pyromania for the past 2,000 years, as a misunderstood stripling. — Joe Queenan, WSJ, "More Nasties of History Get a Novel Makeover," 5 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pyromania.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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pyromania
noun
English Language Learners Definition of pyromania
: a mental illness that makes people have a strong desire to set fires
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pyromania
noun
py·ro·ma·nia
| \ ˌpī-rō-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə
\
\
Medical Definition of pyromania
: an irresistible impulse to start fires
Other Words from pyromania
pyromaniacal
\ -mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl
\
adjective
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adjective
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