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AMOK

an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures

The meaning of the word amok is an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures.

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WordMeaning
constraintthe act of constraining
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
nomenclaturename
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing