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How to pronounce pyromaniac in English?

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Type Words
Type of lunatic, madman, maniac

Examples of pyromaniac

pyromaniac
She is a lonely and depressed heavy-smoker, and a possible pyromaniac.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It was a family nickname at age 11 or 12, because I was a pyromaniac.
From the time.com
At best, in this post, Adams can be best described as a pyromaniac in a field of straw man.
From the scienceblogs.com
This feeble-minded pyromaniac was a godsend to the Nazis.
From the infowars.com
Perhaps the series will settle, and the actors take a cue from Bryony Hannah's quirky turn as Helen's pyromaniac cellmate.
From the independent.co.uk
Psychiatrists in his 1997 trial did not label Robles a pyromaniac, noting his motive focused on becoming a hero for performing as a firefighter.
From the upi.com
The Peaceable Kingdom opens with young George Fox galloping into Lancashire to spread the inner light, rather like a spiritual pyromaniac.
From the time.com
France celebrated the onset of 2013 in its uniquely pyromaniac fashion, with officials reporting that 1,193 cars were torched overnight from Dec.
From the world.time.com
A self-described pyromaniac as a child, who rolled A4 sheets of paper and smoked them like cigarettes, he's said that lighting fires on the canvas is a kind of therapy.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • A person with a mania for setting things on fire
  • (pyromania) an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
  • 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 (album)) 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 (song)) "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. ...
  • A person suffering from pyromania; A person who is obsessed with fire
  • (pyromaniacal) Of or relating to pyromania
  • (Pyromania) 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.
  • (Pyromania) 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. ...