a ‧ mok /əˈmɒk $ əˈmɑːk/ BrE AmE ( also amuck ) adverb
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Malay ]
run amok
a) to suddenly behave in a very violent and uncontrolled way:
Drunken troops ran amok in the town.
b) to get out of control and cause a lot of problems:
an age in which global capitalism has run amok