ran amok (Meaning)
ran amok
possessed with or motivated by a murderous or violently uncontrollable frenzy, an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures, in a violently raging, wild, or uncontrolled manner, in an undisciplined, uncontrolled, or faulty manner, in a murderously frenzied state, in a violently excited state
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possessed with or motivated by a murderous or violently uncontrollable frenzy, an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single i
bristled, carried on,burnt, raged, fumed, made a scene, flipped (out), stormed, rampaged, flared (up)
smothered, contained, restrained, collected, repressed, swallowed,checked, choked (back), subdued, composed
The escaped tiger ran amok through the village, mauling livestock and terrorizing residents.
The vandals ran amok through the museum, destroying priceless artifacts.
The drunk man ran amok at the bar, throwing glasses and starting fights.
The mob ran amok in the streets, looting stores and setting fires.
