释义 |
Definition of pyromania in English: pyromanianoun ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪəˌpaɪroʊˈmeɪniə mass nounAn obsessive desire to set fire to things. Example sentencesExamples - She wouldn't let herself fuel any pyromania that Voice was developing.
- This had two distinct advantages: pyromania and eight nights' worth of presents to unwrap.
- It seemed startlingly appropriate, as I had developed pyromania by then as an outlet.
- This act of monetary pyromania was performed for the benefit of Richard Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign.
- Maybe the burning channeled a pyromania that exists in everyone but is usually dormant.
- ‘I was a math/chemistry/physics nut as a kid - chemistry kits, pyromania, the whole bit,’ said Dwyer.
- We could be identical twins and people would be mistaking me as the perpetrator of your pyromania.
- The main way the IP speaks out to the community at large in Winnipeg is through arson and pyromania.
Synonyms incendiarism, firebombing
Derivatives adjective David began to back up, torn against leaving Jack alone with a pyromanic arsonist. Example sentencesExamples - I want to comment briefly on Lindsay Tisch's statement, which was almost pyromanic in its content, in relation to rural fire engines.
Rhymes Albania, balletomania, bibliomania, crania, dipsomania, egomania, erotomania, kleptomania, Lithuania, Lusitania, mania, Mauritania, megalomania, miscellanea, monomania, nymphomania, Pennsylvania, Pomerania, Rainier, Romania, Ruritania, Tasmania, Transylvania, Urania Definition of pyromania in US English: pyromanianounˌpīrōˈmānēəˌpaɪroʊˈmeɪniə An obsessive desire to set fire to things. Example sentencesExamples - The main way the IP speaks out to the community at large in Winnipeg is through arson and pyromania.
- It seemed startlingly appropriate, as I had developed pyromania by then as an outlet.
- She wouldn't let herself fuel any pyromania that Voice was developing.
- This act of monetary pyromania was performed for the benefit of Richard Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign.
- Maybe the burning channeled a pyromania that exists in everyone but is usually dormant.
- We could be identical twins and people would be mistaking me as the perpetrator of your pyromania.
- ‘I was a math/chemistry/physics nut as a kid - chemistry kits, pyromania, the whole bit,’ said Dwyer.
- This had two distinct advantages: pyromania and eight nights' worth of presents to unwrap.
Synonyms incendiarism, firebombing |