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
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2amok
adverbDefinition 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
- <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
3amok
adjectiveDefinition 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)
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