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pyromania

/paɪˈroʊməniə/ noun · British & US
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What does pyromania mean?

noun

A psychiatric disorder characterized by an obsession with fire and a compulsion to set fires. It is a type of impulse control disorder.

Example

"The psychologist studied the case of a young woman who was diagnosed with pyromania after setting multiple fires in her neighborhood."

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