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1amok
noun \ə-ˈmək, -ˈmäk\
Definition of AMOK
: a murderous frenzy that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture
Variants of AMOK
amok also amuck \ə-ˈmək\
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Origin of AMOK
Malay amok
First Known Use: 1665
Rhymes with AMOK
acock, ad hoc, air lock, alt-rock, armlock, art-rock, backblock, ball cock, Balzac, bangkok, Bangkok, baroque, Bartók, bawcock, bedrock, bemock, bitstock, blackcock, blesbok, bloodstock, breechblock, burdock, buttstock, caprock, coldcock, crew sock, deadlock, defrock, dreadlock, dry dock, Dvořák, earlock, elflock, en bloc, epoch, fatstock, feedstock, fetlock, firelock, flintlock, forelock, foreshock, gamecock, gemsbok, gridlock, half cock, hard rock, havelock, haycock, headlock, headstock, heart block, hemlock, in stock, Iraq, jazz-rock, Kanak, Kazak, Kazakh, kapok, kneesock, Ladakh, Laubach, livestock, lovelock, matchlock, Mohock, Moloch, nostoc, o'clock, oarlock, padlock, peacock, penstock, petcock, pibroch, picklock, post hoc, punk rock, rhebok, rimrock, roadblock, rootstock, Rostock, rowlock, scalp lock, Schirach, seed stock, shamrock, Sheetrock, shell shock, sherlock, Ship Rock, shock jock, shot clock, shylock, Sirach, slickrock, Slovak, smock frock, snatch block, soft rock, springbok, steenbok, stopcock, sunblock, swage block, ticktock, time clock, time lock, traprock, unblock, uncock, undock, van Gogh, wall rock, warlock, wedlock, wheel lock, whipstock, woodblock, woodcock, wristlock, zwieback
2amok
adverb
: in a wild or uncontrolled manner
Full Definition of AMOK
1
: in a murderously frenzied state
2
a : in a violently raging manner b : in an undisciplined, uncontrolled, or faulty manner <films … about computers run amok — People>
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Variants of AMOK
amok also amuck
First Known Use of AMOK
1672
Related to AMOK
- Synonyms
- helter–skelter (or amuck), berserk, berserkly, frantically, frenetically, frenziedly, harum-scarum, hectically, madly, pell-mell, wild, wildly
3amok
adjective
Definition of AMOK
: possessed with or motivated by a murderous or violently uncontrollable frenzy
Variants of AMOK
amok also amuck
First Known Use of AMOK
1944
AMOK Defined for Kids
amok
adverb \ə-ˈmək, -ˈmäk\
Definition of AMOK for Kids
: in a wild or uncontrolled manner Hint:This adverb is usually used in the phrase “run amok” or “run amuck.”
Variants of AMOK
amok or amuck \ə-ˈmək, -ˈmäk\
Medical Dictionary
amok
noun \ə-ˈmək, -ˈmäk\
Medical Definition of AMOK
: 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 also amuck adjective or adverb
Variants of AMOK
amok also amuck \-ˈmək\
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