[amok] n [Malay amok] (1665): a murderous frenzy that occurs chiefly among Malays
[2]amok adv (1672) 1: in a murderously frenzied state
2. a: in a violently raging manner "a virus that had run ~" b: in an undisciplined, uncontrolled, or faulty manner "films ... about computers run ~ --People" [3]amok adj (1944): possessed with or motivated by a murderous or violently uncontrollable frenzy