amuck

Plural: amucks

Adjective Satellite

• frenzied as if possessed by a demon
  • "the soldier was completely amuck"

Adverb

• wildly; without self-control
  • "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit"
• in a murderous frenzy
  • "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"

Adv

• Alternative form of amok.

Noun

• A state of murderous frenzy.
• Alternative form of amok.

Examples

• The letters on his rack seemed to run amuck, forming no sensible words.

Synonyms

amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, murderously, possessed

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