berserker rage

Violent combat trance

Berserker rage is a state of uncontrolled, frenzied fury—fighting or attacking with wild abandon and seeming indifference to pain or danger.

The term draws on Norse warriors said to fight in a trance-like frenzy.

Now it describes any episode of violent, unrestrained aggression: He flew into a berserker rage and started smashing furniture.

In gaming, berserker rage often names a combat mode where a character gains strength but loses defensive control.

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Opposites
emotional state

berserker rageserenity

Undisturbed mental quietude

inner peace · tranquility · calm · equanimity · placidity

self-control

berserker rageself-mastery

Control over one's behavior

self-control · restraint · composure · level-headedness · discipline

combat disposition

berserker ragetactical combat

Fighting with planned strategy

martial discipline · pacifism · non-violence · passive resistance · surgical strike

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13