amok
[ uh-muhk, uh-mok ]
/ əˈmʌk, əˈmɒk /
noun
(among members of certain Southeast Asian cultures) a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder.
adjective
Words nearby amok
amoebiasis, amoebic, amoebic dysentery, amoebocyte, amoeboid, amok, amokura, amole, amon, amon-ra, among
Idioms for amok
run/go amok. amuck(def 3).
Also amuck.
Origin of amok
First recorded in 1865–70, amok is from the Malay word amuk
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amok
amuck (əˈmʌk)
/ (əˈmʌk, əˈmɒk) /
noun
a state of murderous frenzy, originally observed among Malays
adverb
run amok to run about with or as if with a frenzied desire to kill
Word Origin for amok
C17: from Malay amoq furious assault
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