What is "amok"

in verbal phrase run amok first recorded 1670s, from Malay amuk "attacking furiously." Earlier the word was used as a noun or adjective meaning "a frenzied Malay," originally in the Portuguese form amouco or amuco.There are some of them [the Javanese] who ... go out into the streets, and kill as many persons as they meet. ... These are called Amuco. ["The Book of Duarte Barbosa: An Account of the Countries Bordering on the Indian Ocean and Their Inhabitants," c.1516, English translation]\nCompare amuck.

adv. 1 out of control, especially when armed and dangerous 2 In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk n. One who run amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.

1. adj. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: amuck, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)]

2. adv. wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit" [syn: amuck]

3. in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones" [syn: amuck, murderously]

Running amok is a state of mind characterised by uncontrolled, murderous violence.

Amok may also refer to:

• Amok (The Late B.P. Helium album), 2004
• Amok (Sentenced album), 1995
• Amok (Atoms for Peace album), the 2013 debut album of the band Atoms for Peace
• Amok (comics), an Italian comic book series
• Amok (dish), a Cambodian, Thai, and Laos dish
• Amok (video game), a 1996 video game for the Sega Saturn
• Amok (novella), a 1922 novella by the Austrian author Stefan Zweig
• Amok (1927 film), a 1927 film after the novella by Stefan Zweig
• Amok (1934 film), a 1934 French film
• Amok (1945 film), a 1945 Mexican film
• Amok (1983 film), a 1983 Moroccan film
• Amok (2015 film), a 2015 American film
• Amok Entertainment, a publisher of video and computer games based in New York
• Amok, a 2003 novel by Krystian Bala
• Amok, a 1974 novel by Harry Thürk
• Amok, a villain in the Superman: The 10 Cent Adventure comic book

Amok is the first full-length album by Elephant Six musician The Late B.P. Helium. It was released in 2004 on Orange Twin Records.

Amok is the third album by the Finnish metal band Sentenced. It is also the last album with Taneli Jarva. The album was released through Century Media Records in 1995. It showed further departure from the band's early death metal stylings.

The lyrics are a mixture of melancholy, mythology and suicidal themes.

Amok (sometimes spelled AMOK, A.M.O.K., A+M+O+K, or A•M•O•K) is an action game for Windows and Sega Saturn in which a robot called "Slambird" is guided through nine different scenarios to complete several objectives. Developed by Lemon, Amok began as a technology demo for the Sega 32X, but was reworked for the Saturn after Sega discontinued support for the 32X.

Amok is a 1944 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Antonio Momplet and starring María Félix and Julián Soler. The film is based on the novel Der Amoklaufer by author Stefan Zweig.

Amok is a 1934 French film, directed by Fyodor Otsep. The director was nominated for the Mussolini Cup at the 1934 Venice International Film Festival.

Amok (subtitled "II Gigante Mascherato", "the Masked Giant") is an Italian comic book series created by Cesare Solini and Antonio Canale.

Amok is a 1983 Moroccan drama film directed by Souheil Ben-Barka. It won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.

Amok is a novella by the Austrian author Stefan Zweig. First printed in the newspaper'' Neue Freie Presse ''in 1922, Amok appeared shortly afterwards in the collection of novellas Amok: Novellas of a Passion. As Zweig was fascinated and influenced by Sigmund Freud’s work, '' Amok'' includes clear psychoanalytical elements. It deals with an extreme obsession, which leads the protagonist to sacrifice his professional and private life and, eventually, to commit suicide.

The title of the novella comes from the Indonesian-origin term " amok", which was uncommon in those days. It refers to people who attack the enemy in supposedly blind anger and tries to kill the enemy as well as anyone else in their way, randomly, without taking into consideration any danger.

In South-East Asian cuisine, "mok", "amok" or "ho mok" refers to the process of steam cooking a curry in banana leaves, or to the resulting dish. Thick coconut cream and galangal are classic ingredients, added to a wide range of possible kinds of leaves and staple ingredients. Amok is a major national culinary tradition in Cambodia, and also popular in Laos and Thailand. The Thai version uses the same Thai curry paste as red curry. Amok is thick soup cooked with fish, meat, vegetables,eggs and coconut milk. It is a common dish served at restaurants. The most common types of amok are made with fish, beef, or chicken as the main proteins. Amok can also be eaten with rice.

The base dish or process is locally referred to as:

• ห่อหมก in Thai
• ຫມົກ in Lao
• ហហ្មុក in Khmer

A wide variety of ingredients can be used to prepare amok dishes. The main ingredient will usually give its name to the dish:

• fish - ហហ្មុកត្រី in Khmer; ຫມົກປາ in Laotian; ห่อหมกปลา in Thai
• tofu
• bamboo shoots - ຫມົກຫນໍ່ໄມ້ in Laotian (often with minced meat inside)
• chicken
• eggs - ຫມົກໄຂ່ (often with minced meat inside)
• algae - as in the Laotian ຫມົກໄຄ (with Mekong weed).

Amok is the debut album by the band Atoms for Peace, released on February 25, 2013 by XL Recordings. The album features Radiohead singer Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, keyboards and programming), Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea (bass), Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich (production and programming), Joey Waronker of Beck and R.E.M. (drums), and Mauro Refosco (percussion) of Forro in the Dark.

Amok produced three singles: " Default", " Judge, Jury and Executioner" and "Before Your Very Eyes...". A music video for "Ingenue" was released via YouTube on February 28, 2013. The album received generally favourable reviews.