amok Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
  2. adverb wildly; without self-control
    amuck.
    • when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit
  3. adverb in a murderous frenzy
    murderously; amuck.
    • rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones

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