amok

1 of 3

noun

ə-ˈmək

-ˈmäk

variants or less commonly amuck

ə-ˈmək

: 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

2 of 3

adverb

variants or less commonly amuck

: in a violently raging, wild, or uncontrolled manner

—used in the phrase run amok

rioters running amok in the streetsConditions had allowed extremism to run amok.

: in a murderously frenzied state

amok

3 of 3

adjective

variants or less commonly amuck

: possessed with or motivated by a murderous or violently uncontrollable frenzy

Did you know?

Print evidence of amok in English was first recorded in the 1600s, when the word was used as a noun meaning "murderous frenzy." Visitors to Southeast Asia had reported witnessing the suffering and effects of a psychiatric disorder known in Malay as amok. Typically, the afflicted person (usually a man) attacked bystanders in a frenzy, killing everyone in sight until he collapsed or was himself killed. By the end of the 17th century English speakers had adopted both the noun and adverb forms of amok, as well as the phrase "run amok," a translation of the Malay verb mengamok. The adverb, in time, has mitigated its violent nature; it usually describes the actions of the unruly and not the murderous.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

Severance, Apple TV+’s genially strange series about corporate capitalism run amok, features employees who are essentially trapped in the office.

Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022 According to this new vision, Western civilization is being attacked from within by liberalism run amok.

William A. Galston, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 Follow the law by limiting reckless immigration that has run amok.

Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 Some might dismiss it as wokeness run amok, but there shouldn’t be anything political about speaking with respect.

Kiran Herbert, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2022 In doing so, Gensler has sought to bludgeon mainstream companies like Coinbase, which have (mostly) followed the rules all while letting the worst actors run amok.

Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 28 July 2022 Even recently, as inflation has run amok, wages in those metros have kept pace.

Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 21 July 2022 Pundits on the right claim this is wokeism run amok and will imperil West Hollywood residents.

Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 The Universal film explores a world in which dinosaurs are not just running amok on a remote island, but all over Earth.

Frank Pallotta, CNN, 10 June 2022

Adjective

Wyatt Russell has been terrific as this avatar of male insecurity run wildly amok, but the script isn’t always doing him favors.

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2021 See More

Medical Definition

amok

noun

ə-ˈmək

-ˈmäk

variants also amuck

-ˈmək

Amok is a condition in South Asian and Pacific Islander cultures when a person attacks and tries to kill others.

Christopher A. Kearney and Timothy J. Trull, Abnormal Psychology and Life

… research suggests that amok can and does occur in other countries, such as Laos, the Philippines, Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, and even the United States. Certain acts of random violence (e.g., school shootings and office shootings) may actually be presentations of an American version of amok.

Michael Gomez, in Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology

amok 1 of 2

adverb

variants or amuck

as in wild

in a confused and reckless manner returned to the classroom to find an escaped snake and her students running amok

Synonyms & Similar Words

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wild
frantically
uncontrollably
wildly
berserk
frenziedly
frenetically
hectically
haywire
crazily
desperately
recklessly
heedlessly
harum-scarum
madly
berserkly
agitatedly
confusedly
aimlessly
chaotically
haphazardly
turbulently
helter-skelter
riotously
pell-mell
tumultuously
haphazard
wantonly
feverishly
hotheadedly
topsy-turvy
skittishly
hit or miss

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

calmly
serenely
peacefully
unconcernedly
placidly
coolly
cooly
imperturbably
systematically
meekly
mildly
tamely
composedly
methodically
collectedly
passively
orderly
self-possessedly
self-composedly

amok

2 of 2

adjective

variants or amuck

as in berserk

Synonyms & Similar Words

berserk
haywire
maniac
crazed
bedlam
bonkers
deranged
ape
unhinged
bananas
psychotic
nuts
psycho
wacko
maniacal
demented
lunatic
batty
mad
nuclear
ballistic
screwy
loony
insane
nutty
loco
daft
mental
crackers
unbalanced
daffy
cuckoo
off
wacky
whacko
paranoid
gaga
cracked
barmy
whacky
dotty
loopy
bats
moonstruck
paranoiac
scatty
bughouse
brainsick
fey
delirious
looney
touched
schizophrenic
disturbed
schizoid
neurotic
kooky
sociopathic
crazy
meshuga
disordered
certifiable
haywire
tetched
unsound
crackpot
fruity
wud
aberrant
kookie
delusional
loony tunes
balmy
irrational
looney tunes
teched
eccentric
crackbrained
paranoic
meshuggah
delusionary
oddball
cranky
meshugge
meshugah
potty
non compos mentis
strange
witless
foolish
unreasonable
obsessive-compulsive
pixillated
paranoidal
odd
senseless
pixilated
raving
frenzied
frantic
distraught
hysterical
queer
depressed
distracted
hysteric
wigged-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rational
reasonable
normal
clear
wise
healthy
judicious
lucid
sensible
sane
balanced
sound
compos mentis
well-adjusted
unneurotic
uncrazy

单词	amok
释义	amok 1 of 3 noun ə-ˈmək -ˈmäk variants or less commonly amuck ə-ˈmək : 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 2 of 3 adverb variants or less commonly amuck 1 : in a violently raging, wild, or uncontrolled manner —used in the phrase run amok rioters running amok in the streetsConditions had allowed extremism to run amok. 2 : in a murderously frenzied state amok 3 of 3 adjective variants or less commonly amuck : possessed with or motivated by a murderous or violently uncontrollable frenzy Did you know? Print evidence of amok in English was first recorded in the 1600s, when the word was used as a noun meaning "murderous frenzy." Visitors to Southeast Asia had reported witnessing the suffering and effects of a psychiatric disorder known in Malay as amok. Typically, the afflicted person (usually a man) attacked bystanders in a frenzy, killing everyone in sight until he collapsed or was himself killed. By the end of the 17th century English speakers had adopted both the noun and adverb forms of amok, as well as the phrase "run amok," a translation of the Malay verb mengamok. The adverb, in time, has mitigated its violent nature; it usually describes the actions of the unruly and not the murderous. Synonyms Adverb berserk berserkly frantically frenetically frenziedly harum-scarum hectically helter-skelter madly pell-mell wild wildly See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Adverb Severance, Apple TV+’s genially strange series about corporate capitalism run amok, features employees who are essentially trapped in the office. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022 According to this new vision, Western civilization is being attacked from within by liberalism run amok. William A. Galston, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 Follow the law by limiting reckless immigration that has run amok. Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 Some might dismiss it as wokeness run amok, but there shouldn’t be anything political about speaking with respect. Kiran Herbert, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2022 In doing so, Gensler has sought to bludgeon mainstream companies like Coinbase, which have (mostly) followed the rules all while letting the worst actors run amok. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 28 July 2022 Even recently, as inflation has run amok, wages in those metros have kept pace. Ramsey Archibald \| Rarchibald@al.com, al, 21 July 2022 Pundits on the right claim this is wokeism run amok and will imperil West Hollywood residents. Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 The Universal film explores a world in which dinosaurs are not just running amok on a remote island, but all over Earth. Frank Pallotta, CNN, 10 June 2022 Adjective Wyatt Russell has been terrific as this avatar of male insecurity run wildly amok, but the script isn’t always doing him favors. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Noun borrowed from Malay amok Adverb derivative of amok entry 1 Adjective derivative of amok entry 1 First Known Use Noun 1665, in the meaning defined above Adverb 1672, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Adjective 1944, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing amok run amok run amok Kids Definition amok adverb variants or amuck ə-ˈmək, -ˈmäk : in a wild or uncontrolled manner Hint: This adverb is usually used in the phrase "run amok" or "run amuck." Medical Definition amok noun ə-ˈmək -ˈmäk variants also amuck -ˈmək : 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 is a condition in South Asian and Pacific Islander cultures when a person attacks and tries to kill others. Christopher A. Kearney and Timothy J. Trull, Abnormal Psychology and Life … research suggests that amok can and does occur in other countries, such as Laos, the Philippines, Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, and even the United States. Certain acts of random violence (e.g., school shootings and office shootings) may actually be presentations of an American version of amok. Michael Gomez, in Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology amok 1 of 2 adverb variants or amuck as in wild in a confused and reckless manner returned to the classroom to find an escaped snake and her students running amok Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance wild frantically uncontrollably wildly berserk frenziedly frenetically hectically haywire crazily desperately recklessly heedlessly harum-scarum madly berserkly agitatedly confusedly aimlessly chaotically haphazardly turbulently helter-skelter riotously pell-mell tumultuously haphazard wantonly feverishly hotheadedly topsy-turvy skittishly hit or miss Antonyms & Near Antonyms calmly serenely peacefully unconcernedly placidly coolly cooly imperturbably systematically meekly mildly tamely composedly methodically collectedly passively orderly self-possessedly self-composedly See More amok 2 of 2 adjective variants or amuck as in berserk Synonyms & Similar Words berserk haywire maniac crazed bedlam bonkers deranged ape unhinged bananas psychotic nuts psycho wacko maniacal demented lunatic batty mad nuclear ballistic screwy loony insane nutty loco daft mental crackers unbalanced daffy cuckoo off wacky whacko paranoid gaga cracked barmy whacky dotty loopy bats moonstruck paranoiac scatty bughouse brainsick fey delirious looney touched schizophrenic disturbed schizoid neurotic kooky sociopathic crazy meshuga disordered certifiable haywire tetched unsound crackpot fruity wud aberrant kookie delusional loony tunes balmy irrational looney tunes teched eccentric crackbrained paranoic meshuggah delusionary oddball cranky meshugge meshugah potty non compos mentis strange witless foolish unreasonable obsessive-compulsive pixillated paranoidal odd senseless pixilated raving frenzied frantic distraught hysterical queer depressed distracted hysteric wigged-out Antonyms & Near Antonyms rational reasonable normal clear wise healthy judicious lucid sensible sane balanced sound compos mentis well-adjusted unneurotic uncrazy See More Phrases Containing amok run amok run amok
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amok

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adjective

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