pyromania
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Studies have found that less than 10% of adults who start fires meet the criteria for pyromania.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
It’s a testament to Yeun’s commitment that Ben’s veneer of disquieting swagger never breaks: he yawns, laughs, speaks, smokes, shakes hands, and discloses his casual pyromania all with the same air of arrogant self-possession.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2019
The term has been in common use since George Roby Dempster invented the contraption in 1936; evidently they’ve always been prone to pyromania or spontaneous combustion.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2018
As in India, Pakistan’s state governments have been wary of forcing farmers, a crucial vote bank, to curb their pyromania.
From Economist ● Nov. 16, 2017
“You were gazing into that fire like you wanted to eat it or something. I have a cousin who for real struggles with pyromania, so I’ve seen that look before.”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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