amok /əˈmɒk/adverb 2noun 3verb 1forms 5phrases 1 adverb2 •Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous. •In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk.It is true, I […] might have run “amok” against society; but I preferred that society should run “amok” against me, it being the desperate party. — 1854 noun3 •A kind of Southeast Asian curry steamed in banana leaves native to Cambodia. •The act of running amok.Among the ancients these would have been looked upon as heroes or demigods who sacrificed themselves for their country. Here it is simply said--they made "amok." — 1869 •One who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.One morning, as we were sitting at breakfast, Mr. Carter's servant informed us that there was an "Amok" in the village--in other words, that a man was "running a muck." — 1869 verb1 •Synonym of run amok.All the people proclaimed that he must be killed at once as they were afraid of his amuking amongst the people. — 1965 formsamoked · amoking · amoks · more amok · most amok Phrases with amok run amokTo go on a rampage; to be in an uncontrollable rage.
