rampage
noun /ˈræmpeɪdʒ/
/ˈræmpeɪdʒ/
[usually singular]- a sudden period of wild and violent behaviour, often causing damage and destruction
- Gangs of youths went on the rampage in the city yesterday.
- A state of emergency was declared following overnight rampages by student demonstrators.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: perhaps based on the verb ramp and the noun rage.