Definition
A person with an irresistible urge to set fires and watch them burn, often due to psychological compulsion rather than rational motive.
Etymology
From Greek 'pyr' (fire) + 'mania' (obsession/madness) + Greek '-iakos' (person afflicted with). The term emerged in the 19th century as psychology developed vocabulary for compulsive disorders.
Kelly Says
Pyromaniacs were among the first psychological conditions formally recognized by the psychiatric community, helping doctors understand that some dangerous behaviors stem from mental illness rather than pure evil—a major shift in how we treat crime and mental health.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
火 ላይ ፍቅር
hee lay fik-er
ARالعربية
مجنون النار
mojnoon an-naar
BNবাংলা
অগ্নিক্রোধী
og-ni-kro-dhi
CACatalà
piròman
pee-roh-man
CSČeština
pyromán
pee-roh-man
DADansk
pyromane
pee-roh-mahn
DEDeutsch
Pyromane
pee-roh-mahn
ELΕλληνικά
πυρομανής
pee-ro-ma-nees
ESEspañol
piromán
pee-roh-man
FAفارسی
عاشق آتش
a-shagh ateesh
FISuomi
palointohimoinen
pa-lo-in-to-hi-mo-i-nen
FRFrançais
pyromane
pee-roh-man
GUGU
આગનો શોખીન
aag-no sho-kee-n
HAHA
maganin wuta
ma-ga-nin woo-ta
HEעברית
אובססיה ללהבות
oo-bes-see-ah le-ha-voth
HIहिन्दी
आग का दीवाना
aag ka deevaana
HUMagyar
tűzépü
toos-ep-oo
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyuka api
pen-yoo-kah a-pee
IGIG
onye na-agba
oh-nye na-ag-ba
ITItaliano
piromane
pee-roh-mahn-eh
KKKK
өрттік құмар
ort-tik koo-mar
KMKM
អ្នកស្រលាញ់ភ្លើង
ahnk sra-laahn phlou-eng
KO한국어
불타는광
bul-ta-neung-gwang
MRMR
आगचे प्रेमी
aag-cheh prem-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
pencinta api
pen-chin-tah a-pee
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေတွင်း
shwe-twing
NLNederlands
pyromaan
pee-roh-mahn
NONorsk
pyromane
pee-roh-mahn
PAPA
ਅੱਗ ਦਾ दीوانਾ
aag da dee-va-na
PLPolski
pożaromaniak
po-zhar-o-ma-ni-ak
PTPortuguês
piromante
pee-roh-man-teh
RORomână
piroman
pee-roh-man
RUРусский
пироманьяк
pee-ro-man-nyak
SVSvenska
pyromant
pee-roh-mahn
SWKiswahili
mwenye njaa ya moto
mwen-ye n-jaa ya mo-toh
TAதமிழ்
காட்டெரியும்
kaat-te-ri-yum
TEతెలుగు
ఆగ్నేయం
aag-nay-am
THไทย
คนคลั่งไฟ
kon klong fai
TLTL
tagapag-init
ta-ga-pa-g-in-it
TRTürkçe
ateş düşkünü
ay-esh dush-koo-noo
UKУкраїнська
пожежник
po-zheh-nik
URاردو
آگ کا دیوانہ
aag ka deevaanah
VITiếng Việt
người nghiện lửa
ngoo ng-hen loo-fah
YOYO
ọmọ ẹ̀rọ̀
oh-mo eh-roh
ZUZU
umuntu oqhamuka
oo-mu-ntu o-kham-oo-ka