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- Dictionaryberserk/bə(ː)ˈzəːk/
adjective
- 1. out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied: "a man went berserk with an arsenal of guns"
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adjective. uk / bəˈzɜːk / us / bɚˈzɝːk / Add to word list. very angry or out of control: My mother will go berserk (= be extremely angry) when she finds out I've ruined her favourite dress. Synonym. possessed (CONTROL) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Angry and displeased. acridly. acrimoniously. aggrieved. amused.
: an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable.
adjective. frenzied as if possessed by a demon. “ berserk with grief” “a berserk worker smashing windows” synonyms: amok, amuck, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed. insane. afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement. noun.
Berserk describes violent, destructive, or deranged behavior. Berserk frequently describes someone who is acting wild, crazy, or deranged. It is commonly used with forms of the verb go, as in go berserk or went berserk, meaning someone suddenly erupted into a frenzy of angry or violent behavior.
1. Destructively or frenetically violent: a berserk worker who started smashing all the windows. 2. Mentally or emotionally upset; deranged: berserk with grief. 3. Informal Unrestrained, as with enthusiasm or appetite; wild: berserk over chocolates. n. 1. One that is violent, upset, or unrestrained. 2. A berserker. [Back-formation from berserker .]
Definition of berserk adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
not in control, extremely excited, or crazy: He received a perfect score and the crowd went berserk. (Definition of berserk from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of berserk. berserk.
1. frenziedly violent or destructive (esp in the phrase go berserk) noun. 2. Also called: berserker. a member of a class of ancient Norse warriors who worked themselves into a frenzy before battle and fought with abnormal fury and courage. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
Jun 22, 2024 · berserk (comparative more berserk, superlative most berserk) Furiously , injuriously , or maniacally violent or out of control . After seeing his sister stabbed to death, he went berserk and attacked the killer like a wild animal.
Noun. Filter. adjective. Destructively or frenetically violent. A berserk worker who started smashing all the windows. American Heritage. In or into a state of violent or destructive rage or frenzy. Webster's New World. Mentally or emotionally upset; deranged. Berserk with grief. American Heritage.
