amok
In destructive frenzy
Amok appears almost exclusively in the phrase run amok, meaning to behave wildly or uncontrollably, often causing damage or chaos.
Originally describing a murderous frenzy observed in Southeast Asia, it now applies to anything from children running amok in the store to costs running amok.
Also spelled amuck.
Violent, destructive outburst
- berserkWildly, violently uncontrolled
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
aggression · attack · massacre · bloodshed · carnage · killing · spree · slaughter
Absence of organization
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
confusion · upheaval · disarray · havoc · disruption · rampage · uncontrolled · haywire
rampage
Violent, destructive outburst
fury · aggression · attack · massacre · bloodshed · carnage · killing · spree · slaughter · outburst
disorder
Absence of organization
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
mayhem · confusion · upheaval · disarray · havoc · disruption · rampage · uncontrolled · haywire · out of control
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
rage · psychosis · derangement · hysteria · rampage · berserk · unhinged · snapped · meltdown · crisis
mania
Intense, consuming obsession
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
dissociation · episode · breakdown · frenzy · manic · unhinged · snapping · mental break · fugue
- chaosmayhem, chaotic, pandemonium, bedlam, turmoil
- lost controllost control, lost it, snapped, went crazy, went nuts
- CambodiaCambodia, Phnom Penh, Angkor Wat, Angkor, Khmer Rouge
- Khmer foodjasmine rice, sticky rice, rice noodles, fish sauce, papaya salad
- archaic wordsthee, thou, thy, thine, tis
amoksystematically
In organized, planned fashion
methodically · orderly · deliberately · precisely · carefully
- run amokBehave violently without restraint
- ran amokBehaved violently, uncontrollably
- running amokActing violently without restraint