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pyromania
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pyromania
(noun)
pyromania
/ˌpaɪroʊ
ˈ
meɪnijə/
noun
pyromania
/ˌpaɪroʊ
ˈ
meɪnijə/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PYROMANIA
[
noncount
]
:
a mental illness that makes people have a strong desire to set fires
— pyromaniac
/ˌpaɪroʊ
ˈ
meɪniˌæk/
noun
,
plural
pyromaniacs
[
count
]
The fire was set by a
pyromaniac
.
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