Medical Term:
amok
Pronunciation: ă-mok′
Definition:
- A culture-bound mental disorder originally observed in Malaya in which the subject becomes dangerously maniacal (“running amok”).
- Colloquialism denoting maniacal, wild, or uncontrolled behavior threatening injury to others.
Synonym(s): amuck
[Mayal, amoq, engaged in battle]
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