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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ber•serk /bɚˈsɜrk, -ˈzɜrk/USA pronunciation adj. - violently or destructively frenzied: She went berserk at the idea, shouting, pulling books down off the wall, and throwing things into the fireplace.
ber•serk•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ber•serk (bər sûrk′, -zûrk′),USA pronunciation adj. - violently or destructively frenzied;
wild;
crazed;
deranged:He suddenly went berserk.
n. - Mythology(sometimes cap.) [Scand. Legend.]Also, ber•serk′er. an ancient Norse warrior who fought with frenzied rage in battle, possibly induced by eating hallucinogenic mushrooms.
- Old Norse berserkr, equivalent. to ber- (either *ber-, base of bjǫrn bear2 or berr bare1) + serkr sark, shirt, armor
- 1865–70
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged violent, mad, maniacal, rabid, demented, lunatic.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rational, calm.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: berserk /bəˈzɜːk -ˈsɜːk/ adj - frenziedly violent or destructive (esp in the phrase go berserk)
n
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
Etymology: 19th Century: Icelandic berserkr, from björn bear + serkr shirt |