berserk English

Meaning berserk meaning

What does berserk mean?

berserk

— noun (= berserker) one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury

— adjective (= amuck, amok, possessed) frenzied as if possessed by a demon the soldier was completely amuck berserk with grief a berserk worker smashing windows

Synonyms berserk synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as berserk?

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berserker

insane

mad

furious

frantic

possessed

nuts

maniac

loony

loco

frenzied

demoniacal

demoniac

crazy

batty

amuck

amok

zany

wroth

woolly-headed

whacky

wacky

wacko

violent

uncontrollable

round the bend

rompish

raving

rapacious

raging

ragging

nutty

nut

murderous

meshuggeneh

meshugge

maniacal

madwoman

luny

kook

haywire

fruity

foggy

enraged

distracted

delirious

cuckoo

crazed

crackers

bonkers

Topics berserk topics

What do people use berserk to talk about?

Social behavior Behavior Polite

Crazy

• What words describe someone who is crazy?
  crazy mad insane berserk barmy deranged dotty batty flaky
• What words refer to beginning to act crazy?
  go crazy go berserk go mad go nuts

Language and thought

Emotion

• What words describe a person whose emotions are so strong that they lose control?
  hysterical have hysterics go to pieces fall apart break down have an emotional breakdown go berserk snap crack crack up give in to get carried away have a fit

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Angry

• What words refer to becoming angry?
  get angry get mad lose your temper fly off the handle blow your top hit the roof go crazy go nuts have a fit go berserk erupt get your dander up