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amok definition

amok (ə muk′, -mäk′)

adjective, adverb

in a frenzy; in a violent rage

Etymology: < Malay amuk, attacking furiously, ult. < Old Javanese

amok Idioms

run amok

or go amok
  1. to rush about in a frenzy to kill
  2. to lose control of oneself and behave outrageously or violently
  3. to become wild or undisciplined

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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