amuck adj : in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)] adv

1 wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit" [syn: amok]

2 in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones" [syn: amok, murderously]

English

Alternative spellings

• amock very rare
• amok

Adverb

1. In a frantic or frenzied and violent manner; in a confused, jumbled or uncontrolled state.

Amok may refer to:

• Running amok, or running amuck, a state of mind characterised by uncontrolled, murderous violence
• Amok Entertainment, a publisher of video and computer games based in New York
• Amok, a Cambodian dish, usually fish in coconut curry

Arts & entertainment

• Amok (album), by Elephant Six musician The Late B.P. Helium
• Amok (Sentenced album), 1995 album by Finnish heavy metal band Sentenced
• "Amok" (song), a song by Swedish metal band Entombed
• Amok (video game), a video game for the Sega Saturn
• Amok (Krystian Bala book), by Krystian Bala, 2003
• Amok (Harry Thürk book), by Harry Thürk, 1974
• Amok (Stefan Zweig book), by Stefan Zweig
• "Amok Time" (TOS episode), episode of Star Trek: The Original Series

See also

• Amoc