to go berserk

  • 31berserk — I. noun or berserker Etymology: Old Norse berserkr, probably from ber bear + serkr shirt Date: 1818 1. an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable 2. one whose actions are recklessly defiant II. adjective Date:… …

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  • 32berserk — ber|serk [ bə zɜrk ] adjective go berserk 1. ) to become violent and uncontrolled because you are very angry: One man went berserk when approached and stabbed two police officers. 2. ) INFORMAL to become very excited: The home crowd went berserk… …

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  • 33Berserk (novel) — infobox Book | name = Berserk image caption = First edition cover author = Ally Kennen illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Young adult publisher = Marion Lloyd Books pub date = 7 May 2007… …

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  • 34Berserk! — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Zirkus des Todes Originaltitel: Berserk! Produktionsland: Großbritannien Erscheinungsjahr: 1967 Länge: 96 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …

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  • 35berserk — ber·serk bə(r) sərk, .bər , zərk, bər . adj marked by crazed or frenzied behavior suggestive of sudden mental imbalance usu. used in the phrase go berserk berserk adv …

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  • 36berserk — adj. to go berserk * * * to go berserk …

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  • 37berserk — ber|serk [bə:ˈsə:k, bə US bə:rˈsə:rk, ˈbə:rsə:rk] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : Old Norse; Origin: berserkr wild fighter , from björn bear + serkr shirt ] go berserk informal to become very angry and violent ▪ Dad went berserk when he found out …

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  • 38berserk — /bəˈzɜk / (say buh zerk) adjective 1. violently and destructively frenzied. –noun 2. → berserker. –phrase 3. go berserk, to behave in an emotional and extravagant fashion, as from anger or grief. {partially from Old Norse berserkr, with… …

  • 39berserk — berserkly, adv. berserkness, n. /beuhr serrk , zerrk /, adj. 1. violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged: He suddenly went berserk. n. 2. (sometimes cap.) Scand. Legend. Also, berserker. an ancient Norse warrior who fought with …

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  • 40Berserk — Vease berserk (anime) Esta denominacion fue dada a una serie de individuos que componian una casta en los Celtas. Se cree que tenian alguna tara psicológica dado que la sangre y la violencia los excitaba de sobremanera. Su fuerza, el hecho de que …

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