amok Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite frenzied as if possessed by a demon
possessed; demoniac; amuck; berserk; demoniacal.
- the soldier was completely amuck
- berserk with grief
- a berserk worker smashing windows
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adverb wildly; without self-control
amuck.
- when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit
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adverb in a murderous frenzy
murderously; amuck.
- rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones