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amok

[ uh-muhk, uh-mok ]

noun

  1. (among members of certain Southeast Asian cultures) a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder.


adjective

amok

/ əˈmʌk; əˈmɒk; əˈmʌk /

noun

  1. a state of murderous frenzy, originally observed among Malays
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adverb

  1. run amok
    to run about with or as if with a frenzied desire to kill
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of amok1

First recorded in 1865–70, amok is from the Malay word amuk
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of amok1

C17: from Malay amoq furious assault
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. run / go amok. amuck ( def 3 ).
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County sheriffs for the decades is the stream of allegations about tattooed internal gangs running amok at certain stations.

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Republicans who have seized on the issue portray it as a deeply unfair example of “woke†politics run amok.

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There was applause, tears, children running amok and flowers being thrown in the air.

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“We have a bird flu outbreak. It’s running amok among dairy cattle and herds which are largely in the Central Valley,†said Hurtado.

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Genge, motivated by a desire to prove himself against Bristol's private school players, turned out for the unheralded opposition and ran amok.

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