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Is it amok or amuck?
Running amok, sometimes referred to as simply amok or having gone amok, also spelled amuck or amuk, is the act of behaving disruptively or uncontrollably. The syndrome of “Amok” is found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV TR).
What does amuck mean?
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. adjective. variants: or less commonly amuck.
What is a synonym for amuck?
In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for amuck, like: runaway, uncontrolled, out-of-hand, control, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed, murderously and running wild.
Where did the word amok come from?
Amok, or running amok, is derived from the Malay word mengamok, which means to make a furious and desperate charge. Captain Cook is credited with making the first outside observations and recordings of amok in the Malay tribesmen in 1770 during his around-the-world voyage.
What ran amuck?
run / go amuck, to rush about in a murderous frenzy: The maniac ran amuck in the crowd, shooting at random. to rush about wildly; lose self-control: When the nightclub caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exits.
How do you use the word amuck in a sentence?
Amuck sentence example Drunkenness is rare, but they are passionate, and running amuck is frequent among them. Rock, roll and run amuck on an adult party cruise. This here’s the phone number of the current muck amuck .
What is the opposite of amok?
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for amok. clear, lucid, rational, reasonable.
What is the antonym of amok?
What is the opposite of amok?
| systematically | carefully |
|---|---|
| fastidiously | judiciously |
| meticulously | painstakingly |
| precisely | prudently |
| punctiliously | purposefully |
Is amok a Scrabble word?
Amok is valid Scrabble Word.
What does running a mock mean?
Behave in a frenzied, out-of-control, or unrestrained manner. For example, I was afraid that if I left the toddler alone she would run amok and have a hard time calming down, or The weeds are running riot in the lawn, or The children were running wild in the playground.
Who says amok amok amok?
51. “Winifred Sanderson: Sisters, All Hallow’s Eve has become a night of frolic, where children wear costumes and run amok! Sarah Sanderson: Amok! amok, amok, amok.”