berserk

ber·serk

B0206600 (bər-sûrk′, -zûrk′, bə-)adj.1. Destructively or frenetically violent: a berserk worker who started smashing all the windows.2. Mentally or emotionally upset; deranged: berserk with grief.3. Informal Unrestrained, as with enthusiasm or appetite; wild: berserk over chocolates.n.1. One that is violent, upset, or unrestrained.2. A berserker.

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[Back-formation from berserker.]

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ber·serk′ adv.ber·serk′ly adv.

berserk

(bəˈzɜːk; -ˈsɜːk) adjfrenziedly violent or destructive (esp in the phrase go berserk)n (Norse Myth & Legend) Also called: berserker a member of a class of ancient Norse warriors who worked themselves into a frenzy before battle and fought with insane fury and courage[C19: Icelandic berserkr, from björn bear + serkr shirt]

ber•serk

(bərˈsɜrk, -ˈzɜrk)

adj. 1. violently or destructively frenzied: to go berserk. n. 2. (sometimes cap.) Also, ber•serk′er. a devotee of Odin in early Norse society who fought with frenzied rage in battle. [1865–70; < Old Norse berserkr] ber•serk′ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	berserk - one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane furyberserkerNorse, Northman, Scandinavian - an inhabitant of Scandinavia
Adj.	1.	berserk - frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"amok, amuck, demoniac, demoniacal, possessedinsane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

berserk

adjective crazy, wild, mad, frantic, ape (slang), insane, apeshit (slang) When I saw him I went berserk.

Translations

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