Phrase guide

run amok

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To go on a rampage; to be in an uncontrollable rage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: amok, go berserk, go postal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: run riot

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جُنَّ (junna) — run amok
  • Chinese Mandarin: 胡作非為 /胡作非为 (húzuòfēiwéi) — run amok
  • Chinese Mandarin: 橫衝直撞 /横冲直撞 (héngchōngzhízhuàng) — run amok
  • Czech: vyvádět — run amok
  • Czech: šílet — run amok
  • Czech: řádit — run amok
  • Danish: gå amok — run amok
  • Finnish: riehua — run amok
  • Finnish: olla valtoimenaan — run amok
  • French: perdre le contrôle — run amok
  • French: péter un câble — run amok
  • German: Amok laufen — run amok
  • Greek: παθαίνω αμόκ (pathaíno amók) — run amok
  • Italian: andare fuori controllo — run amok
  • Latin: furitō — run amok
  • Latvian: skriet amoka skrējienā — run amok
  • Malay: mengamuk — run amok
  • Norwegian: gå amok — run amok
  • Romanian: a o lua razna — run amok
  • Russian: обезу́меть (obezúmetʹ) — run amok
  • Russian: неи́стовствовать (neístovstvovatʹ) — run amok
  • Russian: бу́йствовать (bújstvovatʹ) — run amok
  • Russian: быть вне себя́ (bytʹ vne sebjá) — run amok
  • Spanish: correr a ciegas — run amok
  • Spanish: enloquecerse — run amok
  • Swedish: löpa amok — run amok
  • Swedish: gå bärsärkagång — run amok
  • Tagalog: mag-amok — run amok
  • Tagalog: magdilim ang paningin — run amok
  • Tagalog: maghuramentado — run amok