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amok
a·mok A0261000 (ə-mŭk′, ə-mŏk′) also a·muck (ə-mŭk′)adv.1. In a frenzy to do violence or kill: rioters running amok in the streets.2. In or into a jumbled or confused state: The plans went amok.3. In or into an uncontrolled state or a state of extreme activity: "This jam-packed area of Honolulu has come to stand for tourist development run amok" (Ila Stanger).adj. Crazed with murderous frenzy: amok troops.
[Early Modern English amuck, from Malay amok, furious attack, amok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hamuk, attack.]amok (əˈmʌk; əˈmɒk) or amuckna state of murderous frenzy, originally observed among Malaysadvrun amok to run about with or as if with a frenzied desire to kill[C17: from Malay amoq furious assault]a•mok (əˈmʌk, əˈmɒk)
n. 1. Also, amuck. (in SE Asian cultures) a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder. adj., adv. 2. amuck. [1865–70; < Malay amuk] 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, possessedinsane - 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 |
amok amuck adverbrun 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.amuck also amok
adjectiveOut of control:runaway, uncontrolled.Idioms: out of hand, running wild.Translationsamok (əˈmok) amuck (əˈmak) nounrun amok / amuck to rush about madly, attacking everybody and everything: The prisoner ran amok and killed two prison officers. 發狂，四處攻擊 发狂，到处进攻 amok
go amok1. To behave or run around in a wild, unruly, out-of-control manner; to be or become crazy or chaotic. We tried to have some organized games for the kids, but they all started going amok as soon as they got here. The villagers were cleaning up debris for days after the bulls went amok through the streets.2. To become bad or go awry; to get out of control; to go haywire. This whole operation has gone amok. I don't know how we can be expected to finish by the deadline under these conditions.3. dated To rush around in a violent, murderous frenzy. (Note: This is the phrase's original specific meaning, taken from Malay. "Amok" also has an older alternative spelling, "amuck.") Fueled by alcohol and cocaine, Dave went amok when his wife told him she'd been seeing someone else. Luckily, a neighbor called the police when they heard such a commotion.See also: amok, gorun amok1. To behave or run around in a wild, unruly, out-of-control manner; to be crazy or chaotic. We tried to have some organized games for the kids, but as soon as they all got here they started running amok. The villagers were cleaning up debris for days after the bulls ran amok through the streets.2. To become bad or go awry; to get out of control; to go haywire. This whole operation has run amok. I don't know how we can be expected to finish under the deadline in these conditions.3. dated To rush around in a violent, murderous frenzy. This is the phrase's original meaning, taken from Malay. "Amok" also has an older alternative spelling, "amuck." Members of the warrior clan were known to run amok on the battlefield in a bloodthirsty frenzy.See also: amok, runrun amok and run amuckto go awry; to go bad; to turn bad; to go into a frenzy. (From a Malay word meaning to run wild in a violent frenzy.) Our plan ran amok. He ran amuck early in the school year and never quite got back on the track.See also: amok, runrun amokAlso, run riot or wild . Behave in a frenzied, out-of-control, or unrestrained manner. For example, I was afraid that if I left the toddler alone she would run amok and have a hard time calming down , or The weeds are running riot in the lawn, or The children were running wild in the playground. Amok comes from a Malay word for "frenzied" and was adopted into English, and at first spelled amuck, in the second half of the 1600s. Run riot dates from the early 1500s and derives from an earlier sense, that is, a hound's following an animal scent. Run wild alludes to an animal reverting to its natural, uncultivated state; its figurative use dates from the late 1700s. See also: amok, runrun amok behave uncontrollably and disruptively. Amok , formerly also spelt amuck , comes from the Malay word amuk , meaning ‘in a homicidal frenzy’, in which sense it was first introduced into English in the early 16th century. 1990 New York Review of Books Hersh's article is sensationalism run amok. It does no credit to him or to The New York Times Magazine . See also: amok, runrun aˈmok behave in a wild or uncontrolled way: The crowd ran amok through the city streets when they heard their leaders had been killed. Amok comes from the Malay word for ‘attack fiercely’.See also: amok, runrun amok (ˈrən əˈmək) in. to go awry. (From a Malay word meaning to run wild in a violent frenzy.) Our plan ran amok. See also: amok, runrun amok, toTo go crazy; to behave in a wild, frenzied manner. This term is based on the Malay word amok, meaning “a state of frenzy.” In England, however, it was at first spelled amuck, as in Andrew Marvell’s account (The Rehearsal Transposed, 1672): “Like a raging Indian . . . he runs a mucke (as they cal it there) stabbing every man he meets.”See also: runamok
a·mok (ă-mok'), 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 behavior threatening injury to others. Synonym(s): amuck [Mayal, amoq, engaged in battle] a·mok , amuck (ă-mŭk) 1. A culture-bound mental disorder originally observed in Malaysia in which the subject becomes dangerously maniacal ("running amok"). 2. Colloquialism denoting maniacal, wild, or uncontrolled behavior threatening injury to others. [Mayal, amoq, engaged in battle]amok A form of homicidal mania featuring extreme agitation and the attempt to kill as many people as possible. The attack is said to be followed by loss of memory for the event (AMNESIA). Amok was originally described as occurring among Malayan men armed with parangs. The modern form, which is far from unknown in the West, is more likely to feature a Kalashnikov automatic rifle.AMOK
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amok
Related to amok: Run amokSynonyms for amokphrase run amokSynonyms- go mad
- go wild
- turn violent
- go berserk
- lose control
- go insane
- go into a frenzy
Synonyms for amokadj frenzied as if possessed by a demonSynonyms- amuck
- berserk
- demoniac
- demoniacal
- possessed
Related Wordsadv wildlySynonymsadv in a murderous frenzySynonyms |