berserk

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. wildly frenzied and out of control

- berserk with grief

- a berserk worker smashing windows

Similar word(s): agitated, amok, amuck

noun

1. one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury

Similar word(s): berserker

Definition categories: person, norse, northman, scandinavian