Amok
Amok adjective - Frenzied as if possessed by a demon.
Mad
Mad adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: the man who thinks he's been turned into a bug is clearly mad
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Mad science runs amok, with horrifying abominations and killer robots rampaging across the land.
Source: Crapsack World / Video Games - Narbonic. The many mad scientists running amok in the book have to pay attention, at least somewhat, to the laws of physics.
Source: Placebotinum Effect -
The second Williams And Ree movie, subtitled Totem Recall, pitted Bruce and Terry against a mad scientist and his weather machine gone amok.
Source: Weather-Control Machine
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