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German
Etymology
Amok + Lauf
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːmɔkˌlaʊ̯f/
- Hyphenation: Amok‧lauf
Noun
Amoklauf m (strong, genitive Amoklaufes or Amoklaufs, plural Amokläufe)
- killing spree; gun rampage; mass shooting (form of rather indiscriminate mass murder, usually for personal motives, excluding terrorism)
- (broader sense, dated) rampage; act of running amok
- Synonyms: Raserei, Tobsucht, Wutausbruch
Declension
Further reading
- “Amoklauf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Amoklauf” in Duden online