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berserk
[ ber-surk, -zurk ]
adjective
- violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged:
He suddenly went berserk.
noun
- (sometimes initial capital letter) Scandinavian Legend. Also berserker. an ancient Norse warrior who fought with frenzied rage in battle, possibly induced by eating hallucinogenic mushrooms.
berserk
/ bəˈzɜːk; -ˈsɜːk /
adjective
- frenziedly violent or destructive (esp in the phrase go berserk )
noun
- Also calledberserker a member of a class of ancient Norse warriors who worked themselves into a frenzy before battle and fought with insane fury and courage
Other Words From
- ber·serk·ly adverb
- ber·serk·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of berserk1
Example Sentences
In the middle of the game, one of the mascots lost his head and went berserk, pushing kids out of the way to find it.
“She accused me of sexual harassment and went completely berserk,” he says.
Just take it from this household appliance that goes completely berserk when the music starts.
The throw by Yankee outfielder Shane Spencer went literally berserk.
It was as if the human immune system had suddenly and inexplicably gone berserk.
If she's gone Berserk on your account, I warn you that she's in the mood to marry the first man in the street who's kind to her.
It came only when Bob went berserk, and fought with his hands.
With that the big servo-pilot took off for 22A like a berserk robot and we were right behind him.
He muttered half aloud and then quite suddenly went berserk.
Hægberg was going about with his leather apron hanging down over one shoulder, as furious as a Berserk.
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