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pyromania

🇬🇧 UK/.pairә'meiniә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A compulsive psychological disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to start fires

放火狂,纵火癖

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
pyroroot
+
maniaexcessive enthusiasm, obsession, mental disorder
=pyromania

Common Collocations

  • 1.suffer from pyromania患有纵火癖
  • 2.diagnose pyromania诊断纵火癖
  • 3.[pyromania disorder]纵火癖障碍
  • 4.treat pyromania治疗纵火癖

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The psychiatrist diagnosed the teenager with pyromania after a series of unexplained fires.

  • 2.

    Pyromania is a rare but serious impulse-control disorder that requires professional treatment.

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