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How to pronounce pyromania in English?

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Type of cacoethes, mania, passion

Examples of pyromania

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Eddy soon retired to the tent, but not before another mistimed round of pyromania.
From the telegraph.co.uk
One thing that does bug Leonard about this country, though, is our pyromania.
From the guardian.co.uk
Pyromania has been cited as the catalyst for the 1980s pop-metal movement.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I find that people like you are helped best in my pyromania group.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Pyromania is the third studio album by British rock band Def Leppard, released on 20 January 1983.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Nothing apocalyptic, just a bit of pyromania between matches.
From the washingtonpost.com
Someone has been sending San Francisco's portable toilets up in flames in a wave of potty pyromania.
From the timesunion.com
In 1961, pyromania took off in Guangzhou.
From the theepochtimes.com
It's not just that virtual pyromania is fun, but that the game is framed by a surprisingly effective backstory.
From the metro.co.uk
More examples
  • An uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
  • (pyromaniac) a person with a mania for setting things on fire
  • A type of impulse control disorder, pyromania is an impulse to deliberately start fires to relieve tension and typically includes feelings of gratification or relief afterward. The term pyromania comes from the Greek word pyro (fire). ...
  • Pyromania is the third studio album by British rock band Def Leppard, released on 20 January 1983. It featured new guitarist Phil Collen and was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange.The album charted at #2 on The Billboard 200 and #18 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart.
  • "Pyromania" is a song performed by German eurodance group Cascada from their forthcoming fourth studio album. It was co-written by Allan Eshuys in collaboration with Yann Peifer and Manuel Reuter of Cascada who also produced the track. The song was premiered on February 12, 2010. ...
  • An uncontrollable urge to start fires; A habit in which a person has an obsession with fire
  • A disorder where the person repeatedly starts fires. The person may be indifferent to the consequences to life or property caused by the fire, or they may derive satisfaction from the resulting property destruction.
  • The basic element of this mental disorder is the presence of multiple episodes during which an individual deliberately and intentionally lights fires. Persons affected by this disorder experience a sense of tension or emotional arousal before starting a fire.
  • An impulse to ignite fires as a means to relieve negative emotional state, such as agitation, or to foster positive emotional states, such as relief. This term does not apply to someone who begins fires for any material or instrumental gain. ...