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Definition of: berserk
(bûr′sûrk, bər·sûrk′) noun
1. In Norse mythology, a furious fighter, who could assume the form of wild beasts, and whom fire and iron could not harm; hence figuratively, one who fights with frenzied fury.
2. A freebooter. Also ber′serk·er.
—adjective
Violently or frenziedly destructive.
—to go berserk To run wild; have a fit of destructive rage. [<ON berserkr bear-shirt]
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