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rampage

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹæmpeɪd͡ʒ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A course of violent, frenzied action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Wild partying, typically a drinking binge

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To move about wildly or violently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

violently angry and destructive behavior

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: violent disorder

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disturbance

Narrower terms: wilding

5

verb

Meaning 5

act violently, recklessly, or destructively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: act, move

Narrower terms: riot

History

Etymology

From Scots rampage, equivalent to ramp + -age. Perhaps influenced by Middle English rampnen (“to force, ram”), from Old English *hrampian, from Proto-West Germanic *hrampōn (“to obstruct, hinder”), see ramp.

Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: буйство (bujstvo) — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狂暴 (kuángbào) — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Chinese Mandarin: 橫行 /横行 (héngxíng) — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亂鬧 /乱闹 (luànnào) — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Finnish: riehuminen — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Finnish: raivoaminen — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Finnish: myllerrys — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • French: déchainement — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • French: saccage — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Galician: boureo — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Galician: fanteira — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • German: Randale — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • German: Wutanfall — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • German: Randalieren — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Italian: furia — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Italian: follia — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Italian: raptus — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Japanese: 大暴れ (Dai abare) — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Khmer: ការផ្ទុះឡើង (kaaphtuhlaəng) — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Korean: 광란 (gwangnan) — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Korean: 난무 (nanmu) — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Latin: furia — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Māori: hōkeka — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Māori: tātāhautanga — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Māori: tākahatanga — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Norwegian Bokmål: raptus — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Portuguese: alvoroço — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Portuguese: tumulto — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Russian: неи́стовство (neístovstvo) — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Russian: бу́йство (bújstvo) — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Russian: погро́м (pogróm) — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Slovak: divočenie — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Spanish: tumulto — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Spanish: embestida — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Spanish: destrucción — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Spanish: devastación — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Spanish: arrasamiento — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Spanish: arrasadura — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Vietnamese: bạo lực — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Vietnamese: cuồng nộ — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Yiddish: וואַקכאַנאַליע (vakkhanalye) — a course of violent, frenzied action
  • Bengali: উত্তেজিত বা উন্মাতাল আচরণ (uttejito ba unmatal acoron) — to move about wildly or violently
  • Bulgarian: буйствам (bujstvam) — to move about wildly or violently
  • Bulgarian: беснея (besneja) — to move about wildly or violently
  • Bulgarian: вилнея (vilneja) — to move about wildly or violently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亂鬧 /乱闹 (luànnào) — to move about wildly or violently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 橫衝直撞 /横冲直撞 (Héngchōngzhízhuàng) — to move about wildly or violently
  • Finnish: riehua — to move about wildly or violently
  • Finnish: raivota — to move about wildly or violently
  • Finnish: ottaa riskejä — to move about wildly or violently
  • French: rager — to move about wildly or violently
  • Galician: lurpiar — to move about wildly or violently
  • Galician: apouvigar — to move about wildly or violently
  • Galician: arrebolar — to move about wildly or violently
  • Galician: rasourar — to move about wildly or violently
  • German: randalieren — to move about wildly or violently
  • German: toben — to move about wildly or violently
  • German: rasen — to move about wildly or violently
  • Japanese: 暴れる (abareru) — to move about wildly or violently
  • Latin: ferōciō — to move about wildly or violently
  • Latin: saeviō — to move about wildly or violently
  • Māori: tātāhau — to move about wildly or violently
  • Portuguese: alvoroçar — to move about wildly or violently
  • Portuguese: tumultuar — to move about wildly or violently
  • Russian: неи́стовствовать (neístovstvovatʹ) — to move about wildly or violently
  • Russian: бу́йствовать (bújstvovatʹ) — to move about wildly or violently
  • Russian: бушева́ть (buševátʹ) — to move about wildly or violently
  • Russian: свире́пствовать (svirépstvovatʹ) — to move about wildly or violently
  • Russian: беси́ться (besítʹsja) — to move about wildly or violently
  • Russian: бесчи́нствовать (besčínstvovatʹ) — to move about wildly or violently
  • Slovak: divočiť sa — to move about wildly or violently
  • Slovak: besnieť — to move about wildly or violently
  • Spanish: arrasar — to move about wildly or violently
  • Spanish: desbocarse — to move about wildly or violently
  • Spanish: estar fuera de control — to move about wildly or violently
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