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PYROMANIA

Dictionary entry overview: What does pyromania mean?

• PYROMANIA (noun)
The noun PYROMANIA has 1 sense:

1. an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things

Familiarity information: PYROMANIA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PYROMANIA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An uncontrollable desire to set fire to things

Classified under:

Nouns denoting goals

Hypernyms ("pyromania" is a kind of...):

cacoethes; mania; passion (an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action)

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