Amoke

/əˈmoʊk/ adverb

In a state of violent frenzy or uncontrollable rage; running wild (variant spelling of amok).

From Malay amuck, originally describing a particular type of violent frenzy in Malaysian culture. Anglicized into English spelling amoke/amok in 17th-century accounts of Southeast Asian warfare.

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