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Meaning of "pyromania" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PYROMANIA

pyromania  [ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PYROMANIA

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Pyromania is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PYROMANIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pyromania

Pyromania is an impulse control disorder in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires, in order to relieve tension or for instant gratification. The term pyromania comes from the Greek word πῦρ. Pyromania and pyromaniacs are distinct from arson, the pursuit of personal, monetary or political gain. It is multiple, deliberate and purposeful fire setting rather than accidental. Pyromaniacs start fires to induce euphoria, and often fixate on institutions of fire control like fire stations and firefighters. Pyromania is a type of impulse control disorder, along with kleptomania, compulsive gambling, trichotillomania and others.

Definition of pyromania in the English dictionary

The definition of pyromania in the dictionary is the uncontrollable impulse and practice of setting things on fire.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PYROMANIA


Anglomania
ˌæŋɡləʊˈmeɪnɪə
bibliomania
ˌbɪblɪəʊˈmeɪnɪə
decalcomania
dɪˌkælkəˈmeɪnɪə
dipsomania
ˌdɪpsəʊˈmeɪnɪə
egomania
ˌiːɡəʊˈmeɪnɪə
erotomania
ɪˌrɒtəʊˈmeɪnɪə
hypomania
ˌhaɪpəʊˈmeɪnɪə
kleptomania
ˌklɛptəʊˈmeɪnɪə
leishmania
liːʃˈmeɪnɪə
mania
ˈmeɪnɪə
megalomania
ˌmɛɡələʊˈmeɪnɪə
melomania
ˌmɛləˈmeɪnɪə
monomania
ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪə
nymphomania
ˌnɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə
Romania
rəʊˈmeɪnɪə
Roumania
ruːˈmeɪnɪə
Rumania
ruːˈmeɪnɪə
Tasmania
tæzˈmeɪnɪə
technomania
ˌtɛknəʊˈmeɪnɪə
zoomania
ˌzəʊəˈmeɪnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PYROMANIA

pyrolytic
pyrolytically
pyrolyzable
pyrolyzate
pyrolyze
pyrolyzer
pyromagnetic
pyromancer
pyromancy
pyromaniac
pyromaniacal
pyromantic
pyromeride
pyrometallurgy
pyrometer
pyrometric
pyrometrical
pyrometrically
pyrometry
pyromorphite

WORDS THAT END LIKE PYROMANIA

cleptomania
demonomania
dinomania
eleutheromania
graphomania
hydromania
hypermania
hysteromania
Lithuania
metromania
morphinomania
mythomania
necromania
Obamamania
orchidomania
petalomania
potichomania
theomania
toxicomania
tulipomania
xenomania

Synonyms and antonyms of pyromania in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pyromania» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PYROMANIA

Find out the translation of pyromania to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pyromania from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pyromania» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纵火狂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piromanía
570 millions of speakers

English

pyromania
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pyromania
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هوس الحرائق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пиромания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piromania
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মানসিক রোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pyromanie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pyromania
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pyromanie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

放火狂
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방화 광
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pyromania
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chứng điên hay đốt nhà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pyromania
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅरोमॅनिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

piromani
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piromania
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piromania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

піроманія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pyromania
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pyromania
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pyromanie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Pyromania
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pyromania
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pyromania

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PYROMANIA»

The term «pyromania» is normally little used and occupies the 110.500 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PYROMANIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pyromania

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYROMANIA»

Discover the use of pyromania in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pyromania and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Clinical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental ...
The primary characteristics of Pyromania are recurrent, deliberate fire-setting, the experience of tension or affective arousal before the fire-setting, an attraction or fascination with fire and its contexts, and a feeling of gratification or relief ...
Michael B. First, Allan Tasman, 2013
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Kaplan & Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry
Attention- deficit disorder and learning disabilities may be conspicuously associated with childhood pyromania; this constellation frequently persists into adulthood. Persons who set fires are more likely to have mild retardation than are those in ...
Benjamin J. Sadock, Virginia A. Sadock, 2008
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The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry, ...
toxication during the index arson, which would, by DSM-IV-TR's standards, exclude them from the definition of pyromania. Therefore, the results suggest a rate of 3.3% for “true” pyromania. Those individ- uals who met criteria for pyromania ...
Robert E. Hales, M.D., M.B.A, Stuart C. Yudofsky, M.D., Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A., 2014
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Impulse Control Disorders
Assessment No clinical interview is especially designed to assess pyromania. Most assessment scales of impulse control disorders do not include a section on pyromania. Fire setting is included, however, in theMIDI (Minnesota Impulsive ...
Elias Aboujaoude, Lorrin M. Koran, 2010
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Serial Offenders: Current Thought, Recent Findings
His thesis is that "pyromania is an example of psychiatry's attempt to come to terms with individual responsibility for one's acts and with the concept of moral blameworthiness" (p. 202). Prichard, a British physician who published his papers on ...
Louis B. Schlesinger, 2000
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Textbook of Violence Assessment and Management
Pyromania is designated as an impulse-control disorder not elsewhere classified in DSM-IV-TR, along with IED, kleptomania, pathological gambling, trichotillomania, and impulse-control disorder not otherwise specified. The diagnosis itself ...
Robert I. Simon, Kenneth Tardiff, 2009
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Pyromania, Kleptomania, and Other Impulse-control Disorders
Describes the characteristics of impulsive control disorders, their possible genetic, developmental, and chemical causes, related disorders, and treatments.
Julie Williams, 2002
8
Essentials of Psychiatry
Thirty-one depressed patients met criteria for ICDs: 18 had IED, 3 had pathological gambling, 4 had kleptomania, 3 had pyromania, and 3 had trichotillomania. Patients with co- morbid ICDs were significantly younger (mean age, 37.7 vs.
Robert E. Hales, Stuart C. Yudofsky, Glen O. Gabbard, 2010
9
Selecting Effective Treatments: A Comprehensive Systematic ...
Pyromania. This disorderdescribes a small percentage of peoplewho engagein the harmful setting of fires, specifically those who repeatedly set fires for the purposes of pleasure and tension relief rather than for financial gain or revenge.
Linda Seligman, Lourie W. Reichenberg, 2013
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The American Psychiatric Publishing Board Review Guide for ...
Pyromania. Definition. and. Diagnostic. Criteria. The essential feature of pyromania is multiple deliberate and purposeful (rather than accidental) fire setting (Table 27–5). TABLE 27–5. DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for pyromania ...
James A. Bourgeois, Robert E. Hales, Julie S. Young, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PYROMANIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pyromania is used in the context of the following news items.
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Juan Williams likens Pamela Geller to a 'pyromaniac' on Fox News's …
Juan Williams is the author of “Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate,” which rummaged through his 2010 dismissal from NPR after he uttered some ... «Washington Post, May 15»
2
Culinary Pyromania
Fire has fascinated us since the beginning of time. From a practical perspective, it has kept us warm, lighted our way and helped advance our technology. «Harrisburgmagazine, Mar 15»
3
DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Says 'Viva! Pyromania' Residency …
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen has revealed that the band's "Viva! Pyromania" residency in Las Vegas, which was originally expected to take place at the ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Mar 15»
4
Clash of the Titans - Def Leppard's 'Pyromania' vs. 'Hysteria'
In one corner, we have 1983′s 'Pyromania,' the band's international breakthrough and a multi-platinum, No. 2 hit in the U.S. In the other corner, we have ... «Ultimate Classic Rock, Jan 15»
5
Miss Universe Australia runner-up Briden Starr is leather-clad in …
... and pageant queen Briden Starr managed to catch the eye of the One Direction heartthrob as she sizzles in the music video for her debut single, Pyromania. «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
6
Miss Universe Australia runner-up Briden Starr debuts new song …
The 22-year-old rocks a completely different look in behind-the-scenes shots from the upcoming film clip for track Pyromania, flaunting her enviable figure in hot ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
7
Def Leppard Delivers Hysteria and Pyromania Live in Tampa
Def-Leppard-4-1 As part of this summer's acclaimed tour celebrating the four decades which KISS has spent filling arenas across the world, Def Leppard arrived ... «Guitar International, Aug 14»
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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Says 'Viva! Pyromania' Residency …
DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott has revealed that the band's "Viva! Pyromania" residency in Las Vegas, which was originally expected to take place at the end ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 14»
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Fight fire with 'Pyromania': Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell …
When it comes to sheer spectacles, British rockers Def Leppard recognize that trying to outdo Kiss on their national co-headlining tour -- which kicks off Monday ... «Daily Herald, Jun 14»
10
Croatian Soccer's Pyromania
The last time Brazil hosted the World Cup, in 1950, Croatia was still a part of Yugoslavia. A handful of soccer fans from the coastal town of Split were in Rio to ... «New Yorker, Jun 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pyromania [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pyromania>. May 2024 ».
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