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amuck
noun(amuck)
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
amuck
noun(amuck)
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
amuck
adverb(amuck)
in a violently raging, wild, or uncontrolled manner —used in the phrase run amok
amuck
adverb(amuck)
in a murderously frenzied state
amuck
adjective(amuck)
possessed with or motivated by a murderous or violently uncontrollable frenzy
amuck
noun(amuck)
muckety-muck
amuck
noun(amuck)
an important and often arrogant person
amuck
idiom(amuck)
to do (something) badly or with many mistakes

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