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Meanings of amok in English

Portuguese
sem controle
Spanish
de forma asesina

In a murderous frenzy.

sem controle

Frenzied as if possessed by a demon.

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Usage of amok in English
1
The dangers of Los Angeles, of democracy run amok, were locked out.
Dark rivers of the heart
2
And now they were running amok, messing with powers better left untested.
Terminal
3
Ascertain whether his madness is feigned, or whether his tapirs run amok.
Number9Dream
4
Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill soon found the boundaries without running amok.
The Guardian
5
Costa Rica have completely taken over in midfield and are running amok.
The Guardian
6
It is better to accept it than run amok among inexplicable infinities.
The Life Everlasting: A Reality of Romance
7
The radio phone-ins run amok with the guaranteed firestorm of racial bait.
The Irish Times
8
He felt as he imagined madmen did when about to run amok.
The Avalanche: A Mystery Story
9
They look like domesticated sprites and imps, running amok inside a kitchen.
BBC
10
Here was Death, sure enough-MechanicalDeath run amok-butwhere was the glory?
At Suvla Bay / Being the notes and sketches of scenes, character...
11
The terrified creature was then spotted running amok in the town's streets.
BBC
12
Many think they are going to die, go mad or run amok.
The Irish Times
13
This is just the latest example of political correctness run amok.
Arrival (Stories of Your Life and Others)
14
Investors can, however, ensure Neumann is the last founder able to run amok.
Reuters
15
He described a surveillance state run amok and vowed to rein it in.
The Irish Times
16
It has done precisely the same wherever it is allowed to run amok.
Independent.ie
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Translations for amok
Portuguese
sem controle
Amok through the time
Amok across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common