pyromaniacal
Compulsively setting fires
Pyromaniacal describes someone or something characterized by an obsessive urge to start fires.
The word relates to pyromania, a compulsive fascination with fire and fire-setting: His pyromaniacal tendencies worried his parents.
It can be used loosely for any intense enthusiasm for flames or burning: a pyromaniacal love of bonfires.
Deliberately starting blazes
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- urgeStrong inner drive
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- irresistibleImpossible to withstand
uncontrollable · impulsive · driven · habitual · ritualistic · obsession · fixation · pathological
Total absorption in something
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- enthrallmentState of being captivated
- captivationState of being fascinated
mesmerized · spellbound · transfixed · absorption · fascination · hypnotized · entranced
Fixation on single idea
- kleptomaniaIrresistible impulse to steal
- megalomaniaObsession with one's importance
- egomaniaPathological self-absorption
- dipsomaniaPathological craving for liquor
nymphomania · bibliomania · mythomania · erotomania · trichotillomania · obsessive-compulsive
firesetting
Deliberately starting blazes
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- urgeStrong inner drive
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
irresistible · uncontrollable · impulsive · driven · habitual · ritualistic · obsession · fixation · pathological · disorder
engrossment
Total absorption in something
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- enthrallmentState of being captivated
captivation · mesmerized · spellbound · transfixed · absorption · fascination · hypnotized · entranced
monomania
Fixation on single idea
- kleptomaniaIrresistible impulse to steal
- megalomaniaObsession with one's importance
- egomaniaPathological self-absorption
dipsomania · nymphomania · bibliomania · mythomania · erotomania · trichotillomania · obsessive-compulsive
pyromaniacalfireproof
Unable to ignite
flame-retardant · incombustible · fire-resistant · hydrophilic
pyromaniacalprotective
Serving to guard
preservationist · safety-conscious · cautious · risk-averse · firefighting