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Amok Pronunciation
Amok is pronounced uh-MUHK, IPA /əˈmək/.
uh-MUHK
US /əˈmək/ · UK /əˈmɒk/
Syllables: uh · MUHK (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adverb: In a wild and uncontrolled way, almost always in the phrase run amok.
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Amok in a Sentence
- The puppy ran amok in the vegetable patch.
- Rumours ran amok for a week after the memo leaked.
- Without a chair the meeting ran amok.
Common Mispronunciations of Amok
Not A-mok
Among has exactly this shape, a throwaway opening and a loud second beat, and this word copies it.
Not uh-MOK
American dictionaries give the stressed vowel as the uh of duck, which is why the old spelling amuck looked right for so long.
Tip: English borrowed the word from Malay amuk, and run amok is now nearly the only place it turns up.
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