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amok
noun(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
adverb(amok)in a violently raging, wild, or uncontrolled manner —used in the phrase run amok
amok
adverb(amok)in a murderously frenzied state
amok
adjective(amok)possessed with or motivated by a murderous or violently uncontrollable frenzy
amok
noun(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