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How to pronounce “amok”

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Pronunciation guide for amok

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of amok with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
3 Ideas for Communicating Across the Political Dividefor a kind of sinister federal bureaucracy run amok,
Definition summary
Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.

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How to pronounce amok

3 Ideas for Communicating Across the Political Divide

for a kind of sinister federal bureaucracy run amok,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “amok”

Meaning

  • [Adverb]
  • Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.
  • In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk.
  • [Noun]
  • One who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.
  • The act of running amok.
  • [Verb]
  • Synonym of run amok.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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