Pyromania
Pathological flame obsession
Pyromania is a psychological disorder characterized by an irresistible compulsion to start fires, accompanied by fascination with flames and their effects.
Unlike arson committed for financial gain or revenge, pyromania involves setting fires purely for the emotional release or gratification it provides.
The term is often used loosely to describe anyone with an unusual interest in fire, though clinically it refers to a specific impulse-control disorder.
The investigator suspected pyromania rather than insurance fraud.
Burning gas made visible
- blazeIntense burning fire
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- matchesPairs that align
- lighterComparative of not heavy
kindling · combustion · spark · ember · inferno · burning · conflagration · heat
Criminal deliberate burning
- firesettingDeliberately starting blazes
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- accelerantCombustion-intensifying substance
serial · prosecution · evidence · motive · suspect · conviction · felony · insurance fraud
Irresistible urge to act
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- impulseSudden urge to act
- disorderAbsence of organization
- firesettingDeliberately starting blazes
urge · fascination · fixation · pathology · deviance · recidivism · therapy · intervention
- ProdigyExceptionally gifted youth
- firestarterMaterial that initiates combustion
- literatureBody of written works
- filmMovie or coating
thriller · villain · antihero · archetype · mythology · Prometheus · destruction · symbolism
flame
Burning gas made visible
lighter · kindling · combustion · spark · ember · inferno · burning · conflagration · heat · glow
arson
Criminal deliberate burning
- firesettingDeliberately starting blazes
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- investigationFormal examination of facts
accelerant · serial · prosecution · evidence · motive · suspect · conviction · felony · insurance fraud · property damage
compulsion
Irresistible urge to act
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- impulseSudden urge to act
- disorderAbsence of organization
firesetting · urge · fascination · fixation · pathology · deviance · recidivism · therapy · intervention · diagnosis
Def Leppard
- ProdigyExceptionally gifted youth
- firestarterMaterial that initiates combustion
- literatureBody of written works
film · thriller · villain · antihero · archetype · mythology · Prometheus · destruction · symbolism · chaos
- 80s AlbumsThriller, Purple Rain, Back in Black, Like a Virgin, Appetite for Destruction
- 1983Michael Jackson, Thriller, Flashdance, Cabbage Patch Kids, Sally Ride
- 1984 AlbumsPurple Rain, Like a Virgin, The Smiths
Pyromaniafirefighting
Combating and quelling flames
fire suppression · fire prevention · extinguishing · hoarding · conservation