amok

[US]/ə'mɒk/
[UK]/ə'mɑk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a frenzy
adj. murderously insane

Phrases & Collocations

run amok

go amok

behave amok

Example Sentences

The crowd ran amok through the city streets when they heard their leaders had been killed.

The man ran amok in the crowded market.

The virus spread amok throughout the city.

She went amok with excitement when she won the lottery.

The protesters went amok and started breaking windows.

The dog went amok after being teased by the children.

The fire spread amok due to strong winds.

The rumor went amok on social media.

The soldier ran amok during the battle.

The toddler went amok with the toy car, crashing into everything.

The disease went amok in the crowded slum area.

Real-world Examples

They're incorrigible because you let them run amok.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

" She didn't run amok! " shouted Hermione.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It's your children. They've run amok.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

When a process fails to work as planned, you can also say it ran amok. This expression is more formal.

Source: VOA Special December 2019 Collection

Japan ran amok in Manchuria,   and Italy invaded Abyssinia.

Source: Charming history

All I see here is jealousy run amok.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 3

They call it " running amok" and this is--and every society has this.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Introduction to Psychology

When a process fails to work as planned, you can also say it ran amok.

Source: VOA Special November 2017 Collection

That criticism is being compared to death tells you a lot about some of the people arguing that cancel culture has run amok.

Source: Time

It would be more humane. so for a period of several hours, your interns were running amok in the hospital, totally unsupervised.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 3

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