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Meaning of Berserk | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈbɜːsɜːk

Definitions

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

historical

Equivalents

العربية هائج
Čeština berserk
Dansk bersærk
Deutsch ausgeflippt Berserker durchgedreht rasend wütend
Español fuera de control
Suomi berserkki raivopäinen
Français berserk fou furieux
Bahasa Indonesia amuk mengamuk
Italiano folle frenetico furioso
日本語 ベルセルク 凶暴な
Македонски збеснат
Nederlands doorgedraaid geflipt
Polski berserk
Português fora de controle
Русский береза́рк берсе́рк бешеный исступлённый неи́стовый яростный
Svenska bärsärk

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

berserk llama syndrome Berserkeley Berserker berserker hypothesis berserkergang berserkness

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