amok

¹amok

noun \ə-ˈmək, -ˈmäk\

Definition of AMOK

: a murderous frenzy that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture

Variants of AMOK

amok also amuck \ə-ˈmək\

Origin of AMOK

Malay amok

First Known Use: 1665

Rhymes with AMOK

acock, ad hoc, air lock, alt-rock, armlock, art-rock, backblock, ball cock, Balzac, bangkok, Bangkok, baroque, Bartók, bawcock, bedrock, bemock, bitstock, blackcock, blesbok, bloodstock, breechblock, burdock, buttstock, caprock, coldcock, crew sock, deadlock, defrock, dreadlock, dry dock, Dvořák, earlock, elflock, en bloc, epoch, fatstock, feedstock, fetlock, firelock, flintlock, forelock, foreshock, gamecock, gemsbok, gridlock, half cock, hard rock, havelock, haycock, headlock, headstock, heart block, hemlock, in stock, Iraq, jazz-rock, Kanak, Kazak, Kazakh, kapok, kneesock, Ladakh, Laubach, livestock, lovelock, matchlock, Mohock, Moloch, nostoc, o'clock, oarlock, padlock, peacock, penstock, petcock, pibroch, picklock, post hoc, punk rock, rhebok, rimrock, roadblock, rootstock, Rostock, rowlock, scalp lock, Schirach, seed stock, shamrock, Sheetrock, shell shock, sherlock, Ship Rock, shock jock, shot clock, shylock, Sirach, slickrock, Slovak, smock frock, snatch block, soft rock, springbok, steenbok, stopcock, sunblock, swage block, ticktock, time clock, time lock, traprock, unblock, uncock, undock, van Gogh, wall rock, warlock, wedlock, wheel lock, whipstock, woodblock, woodcock, wristlock, zwieback

²amok

adverb

Definition of AMOK

1

: in a murderously frenzied state

2

a : in a violently raging manner

b : in an undisciplined, uncontrolled, or faulty manner <films … about computers run amok — People>

Variants of AMOK

amok also amuck

Examples of AMOK

1. <returned to the classroom to find an escaped snake and her students running amok>

First Known Use of AMOK

1672

Related to AMOK

Synonyms

helter–skelter (or amuck), berserk, berserkly, frantically, frenetically, frenziedly, harum-scarum, hectically, madly, pell-mell, wild, wildly

Related Words

agitatedly, confusedly, crazily, desperately, feverishly, haywire, skittishly, uncontrollably; heedlessly, hotheadedly, recklessly, wantonly; chaotically, riotously, tumultuously, turbulently; aimlessly, haphazard, haphazardly, hit-or-miss, topsy-turvy

Near Antonyms

calmly, collectedly, composedly, coolly (also cooly), imperturbably, peacefully, placidly, self-composedly, self-possessedly, serenely, unconcernedly; meekly, mildly, passively, tamely; methodically, orderly, systematically

³amok

adjective

Definition of AMOK

: possessed with or motivated by a murderous or violently uncontrollable frenzy

Variants of AMOK

amok also amuck

First Known Use of AMOK

1944

amok

noun \ə-ˈmək, -ˈmäk\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of AMOK

: an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures

—amok also amuck adjective or adverb

Variants of AMOK

amok also amuck \-ˈmək\ (audio pronunciation)