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pyromania

Translations

pyromanianoun
Pyromania is a rare mental disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to start fires.
Пиромания - это редкое психическое расстройство, характеризующееся непреодолимым желанием поджигать.
Synonyms
fire-setting disorder
arson addiction
compulsive fire-setting

Definitions

pyromanianoun
An obsessive desire to set fire to things.
The suspect was diagnosed with pyromania after several incidents of arson in the neighborhood.
The psychiatric impulse-control disorder characterized by recurrent urges to deliberately start fires for pleasure or relief from tension.
Pyromania is listed among impulse-control disorders in modern diagnostic manuals.
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