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Definition of "berserk" []
- Destructively or frenetically violent: a berserk worker who started smashing all the windows. (adjective)
- Mentally or emotionally upset; deranged: berserk with grief. (adjective)
- Informal Unrestrained, as with enthusiasm or appetite; wild: berserk over chocolates. (adjective)
- One that is violent, upset, or unrestrained. (noun)
- A berserker. (noun)
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Use "berserk" in a sentence
- ""You know he's a Scot; men of that country are" - I tried to think of a good synonym for "berserk" - "most fierce where questions of their honor are concerned.""
- "Our expression going berserk pays homage to these warriors who, according to Fabing, ingested a psychoactive substance that put them into a state of frenzied rage, reckless courage, and enhanced physical strength."
- "When one understands and fully appreciates this inner world of the post traumatic stress victim, it is easier to understand why a veteran can go "berserk" killing his family and then taking his own life."