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Definitions for Amok

[1] (among members of certain Southeast Asian cultures) a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder.
[2] amuck.
[3] run /go amok . amuck(def 3) .
[4] a state of murderous frenzy, originally observed among Malays
[5] run amok to run about with or as if with a frenzied desire to kill

Words related to Amok

desperately, excitedly, madly, wildly, uncontrollably, screwball, nuts, psycho, berserk, amiss, batty, bonkers, chaotic, confused, cracked, crazed, defective, disordered, disorganized, erratic

Words nearby Amok

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Origin of Amok

First recorded in 1865–70, amok is from the Malay word amuk

Word origin for Amok

C17: from Malay amoq furious assault

Synonyms for Amok

berserk, nuts, psycho, screwball, amiss, batty, bonkers, chaotic, confused, cracked, crazed, defective, disordered, disorganized, erratic, flipped, in a mess, in pieces, insane, mad, messy, orderless, out of order, out of whack, out to lunch, schizo, screwy, touched, unbalanced, unglued, unhinged, wacky