Origin: Germanic
Old English prefix
Berserk has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
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
2
A crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy; a berserker.
Adjective
1
wildly frenzied and out of control
"the soldier was completely amuck"
"berserk with grief"
"a berserk worker smashing windows"
2
Injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control.
Example Sentences
"the soldier was completely amuck"
adjective
"berserk with grief"
adjective
"a berserk worker smashing windows"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)