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Berserk

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈbɜːsɜːk

Definitions

Synonym of berserker (“a Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy”).

historical

Equivalents

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Examples

“She had heard of his profligacy, his bursts of fierce Berserk-madness; and yet now these very faults, instead of repelling, seemed to attract⟳ her, and intensify her longing to save⟳ him.”
“The Professor, with his face⟳ flushed, his nostrils dilated, and his beard bristling, was now in a proper Berserk mood.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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See also

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