Definitions
wildly frenzied and out of control
Word origin
Borrowed from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”). The term first appeared in English around the 16th century, associated with the people of Malaysia and Java, first described in the 1516 text The Book of Duarte Barbosa, which was translated to English by Henry E. J. Stanley.
Used in a sentence
“It is true, I […] might have run “amok” against society; but I preferred that society should run “amok” against me, it being the desperate party.”
“One morning, as we were sitting at breakfast, Mr. Carter's servant informed us that there was an "Amok" in the village--in other words, that a man was "running a muck."”
“Among the ancients these would have been looked upon as heroes or demigods who sacrificed themselves for their country. Here it is simply said--they made "amok."”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Out of control”4 letters
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