Amuck

//əˈmʌk// adv, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of amok. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
  1. 1
    wildly frenzied and out of control wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of amok. alt-of, alternative

    "when, like the inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula, they ran amuck, and made it their habit to destroy life[…]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a murderous frenzy wordnet
  2. 2
    wildly; without self-control wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
amokamokberserkberserkfiercenessmurderously

Example

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"when, like the inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula, they ran amuck, and made it their habit to destroy life[…]"

Related phrases

run amuck

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