AMOK


Meaning of AMOK in English

[ ə'mɒk ]

(also amuck )

■ adverb (in phr. run ~ ) behave uncontrollably and disruptively.

Origin

C17: via Port. amouco , from Malay ~ 'rushing in a frenzy'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.