Amuck — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

frenzied as if possessed by a demon

wildly; without self-control

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐmˈʌk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐmˈʌk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈænɚz/.

Examples

the soldier was completely amuck
berserk with grief
a berserk worker smashing windows

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

demoniac amok demoniacal berserk murderously possessed

Parts of Speech

adjective	frenzied as if possessed by a demon “the soldier was completely amuck”
adverb	wildly; without self-control “when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit”
adverb	in a murderous frenzy “rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones”

Word Forms

demoniac

noun

someone who acts as if possessed by a demon

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Amok

rasend, als wäre er von einem Dämon besessen

🇫🇷French

amok

frénétique comme possédé par un démon

🇪🇸Spanish

loco

frenético como si estuviera poseído por un demonio

🇮🇹Italian

che schifo

frenetico come se posseduto da un demone

🇳🇱Dutch

amok

waanzinnig alsof hij bezeten was door een demon

🇵🇹Portuguese

maluco

frenético como se estivesse possuído por um demônio

🇷🇺Russian

сходить с ума

в ярости, как будто одержимый демоном

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आपे से बाहर

उन्मत्त, मानो किसी राक्षस के वश में हो

🇧🇩Bengali

আমাক

উন্মাদ যেন একটি ভূত দ্বারা আবিষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

அமுக்கி

பேய் பிடித்தது போல் வெறித்தனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిలిపి

దెయ్యం పట్టినట్లు వెర్రితలలు వేసింది

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंधळ

एखाद्या भूताने पछाडल्यासारखे उन्माद

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગભરાટ

એક રાક્ષસ દ્વારા કબજામાં હોય તેમ ઉન્મત્ત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೋಸಮಾಡು

ಭೂತ ಹಿಡಿದಂತೆ ಉನ್ಮಾದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമുക്ക്

ഒരു പിശാചുബാധിച്ചതുപോലെ ഉന്മാദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਧੂਰਾ

ਇੱਕ ਭੂਤ ਦੇ ਵੱਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੇ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਗਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدبودار

پاگل جیسے کسی شیطان کے قبضے میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胡言乱语

疯狂得像着了魔一样

🇯🇵Japanese

アマック

まるで悪魔に取り憑かれたように狂乱する

🇰🇷Korean

멍청하다

악마에 홀린 듯 광분하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điên rồ

điên cuồng như bị quỷ ám

🇹🇭Thai

อาละวาด

บ้าคลั่งเหมือนถูกปีศาจเข้าสิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

amuk

hiruk pikuk seperti kerasukan setan

🇲🇾Malay

amuk

menggila seperti dirasuk syaitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهووس

مسعورة كما لو كان يمتلكها شيطان

🇮🇷Persian

غرق شدن

دیوانه شده که انگار توسط یک شیطان تسخیر شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşkın

sanki bir iblis tarafından ele geçirilmiş gibi çılgına dönmüş

🇮🇱Hebrew

אמוק

מטורף כאילו הוא אחוז על ידי שד

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