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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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