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amok meaning and definition
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Definition of amok (adjective)
- frenzied as if possessed by a demon
- "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
- synonyms: amuck, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed
AMOK adverb
Definition of amok (adverb)
- wildly; without self-control
- "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit"
- synonyms: amuck
- in a murderous frenzy
- "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"
- synonyms: amuck, murderously
Source: Princeton University Wordnet