pyromania

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pyromania

/ˌpaɪɹə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/ UK

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From pyro- + -mania.

noun pyromanias

uncountable, usually A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.

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noun disorder

Español	piromanía
한국어	방화광 banghwagwang
日本語	放火癖 hōkaheki
中文	放火狂 fànghuǒkuáng, 縱火狂 /纵火狂 zònghuǒkuáng
हिन्दी	दहनोन्माद dahnonmād
Português	piromania
Français	pyromanie
Deutsch	Pyromanie, Brandsucht
Italiano	piromania
Ελληνικά	πυρομανία pyromanía
Русский	пирома́ния pirománija

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@misc{pyromania_2026,
  title = {pyromania},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pyromania},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}