amok

a·mok  (-mk, -mk)

adv. & adj.

Variant of amuck.

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amok [əˈmʌk əˈmɒk], amuck [əˈmʌk]

n

a state of murderous frenzy, originally observed among Malays

adv

run amok to run about with or as if with a frenzied desire to kill

[from Malay amoq furious assault]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	amok - frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" amuck, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
Adv.	1.	amok - wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit" amuck
	2.	amok - in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones" amuck, murderously

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amok amuck

adverb

run amok go mad, go wild, turn violent, go berserk, lose control, go insane, go into a frenzy He was arrested after running amok with a car in the city centre.

Translations

amok [əˈmɒk] ADV to run amok → enloquecerse, desbocarse

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amok [əˈmɒk əˈmʌk] adv
to run amok → être pris(e) d'un accès de folie furieuse, perdre tout contrôle de soi-même

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amok

n amok [əˈmok]

run amok / amuck to rush about madly, attacking everybody and everything: The prisoner ran amok and killed two prison officers. amok يَنْدَفِع وَيَقْتُل مَن يُصَادِفَه побеснявам amok; být stižen amokem gå amok Amok laufen παθαίνω αμόκ enloquecer, mostrarse violento amokki jooksma خشونت شدید؛ دیوانگی raivota devenir fou furieux לְהִשׁתוֹלֵל בְטֵרוּף @@@לְהִשׁתוֹלֵל בְּטֵירוּף$$$ पागल की तरह pobjesnjeti mengamuk tryllast, ganga berserksgang diventare pazzo furioso 暴れ狂って 정신 착란 (iš)eiti iš proto, pasiusti skriet amoka skrējienā; ārprātīgās dusmās amuk als een bezetene te keer gaan gå berserk/amok a fi cuprins de turbare безумствовать amok; byť postihnutý amokom razjarjeno bes amok, löpa amok คลุ้มคลั่ง oraya buraya deliler gibi koşup saldırmak 發狂；四處攻擊 скажений; оскаженіло накидатися دیوانہ وار ، جس کے سر پر خون سوار ہو như một người điên cuồng 发狂；到处进攻