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Definition of Amok

1. Adjective. Frenzied as if possessed by a demon. "A berserk worker smashing windows"

2. Adverb. Wildly; without self-control. "When the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit"

3. Adverb. In a murderous frenzy. "Rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"

Definition of Amok

1. Adverb. Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous ¹

2. Adverb. In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amok

1. a murderous frenzy [n -S]

Medical Definition of Amok

1. 1. A culture-bound mental disorder originally observed in Malaya in which the subject becomes dangerously maniacal ("running amok"). 2. Colloquialism denoting maniacal, wild, or uncontrolled behaviour threatening injury to others. Synonym: amuck. Origin: native word (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amok

amoebicidal amoebicide amoebida amoebiform amoebiosis amoebism amoebocyte amoebocytes amoeboid amoeboid movement

amoeboids amoebous amoebozoan amoebozoans amok (current term) amoks amole amoles amomum amomums

among amonge amongest amongst amontillado amontillados amoove amooved

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