Meaning of go berserk | Babel Free

Definitions

To enter a wild and uncontrollable state.

idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“If someone sneaks my lunch again, I'm actually going to go berserk.”

“The fans immediately went berserk as the singer walked onstage.”

“I watched the game in New York City's unofficial Redskins bar. When the game ended, we went berserk, performing a celebratory Fun Bunch and singing "Hail to the Redskins!"”

“Let's say⟳ I touch⟳ my own⟳ hand with my finger. My brain can perceive that signal and then cancel⟳ it out. But Novichok makes it not get⟳ cancelled out, so it feels like⟳ I'm touching my own⟳ hand a million times a second, and every cell in my body goes berserk, and the brain understands that this is the end⟳.”

“As we exited the observatory's parking lot, the truck's computer monitor⟳ started bleeping angrily. Before we reached the main road, we picked up 13 wireless signals. Within a half mile, we found 66 signals. Niday's gadgetry was going berserk.”

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