Amok Definition

əmuk, əmäk
adjective
To rush about in a frenzy to kill.
Webster's New World
To lose control of oneself and behave outrageously or violently.
Webster's New World
To become wild or undisciplined.
Webster's New World
adverb

Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.

Wiktionary

In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk.

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noun
One who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.
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Other Word Forms of Amok

Noun

Singular:
amok
Plural:
amoks

Origin of Amok

  • From Dutch, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).

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