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py·ro·ma·ni·a

(pī′rō-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə)
n.
The irresistible urge to start fires.
py′ro·ma′ni·ac′ (-mā′nē-ăk′) adj. & n.
py′ro·ma·ni′a·cal (-mə-nī′ə-kəl) adj.
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pyromania

(ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪə)
n
(Psychiatry) psychiatry the uncontrollable impulse and practice of setting things on fire
ˌpyroˈmaniˌac n
pyromaniacal adj
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py•ro•ma•ni•a

(ˌpaɪ rəˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə)

n.
a compulsion to set things on fire.
[1835–45]
py`ro•ma′ni•ac, n.
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pyromania

a persistent compulsion to start fires.
See also: Fire
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. pyromania - an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
cacoethes, mania, passion - an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
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Translations

pyromania

[ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪə] N → piromanía f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pyromania

n → Pyromanie f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pyromania

[ˌpaɪərəʊˈmeɪnɪə] n → piromania
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

py·ro·ma·ni·a

n. piromanía, obsesión con el fuego; manía incendiaria.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

pyromania

n piromanía
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