berserk C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /bɚˈzɝk/ UK /bəˈzɜːk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj out of control with anger or excitement; frenzied The crowd went berserk when the winning goal was scored. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · out of control with anger... frenziedcrazedwildmanicderangedamok ↔ Opposites calmcomposedsane Word family Derived forms berserker Related forms berserker Etymology AI details From Old Norse berserkr, a frenzied Norse warrior, probably from ber- ('bear') + serkr ('shirt'), i.e. one clad in a bearskin. berserkr Old Norse serkr Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # berserk **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /bɚˈzɝk/ **IPA (UK):** /bəˈzɜːk/ ## Meanings 1. out of control with anger or excitement; frenzied ## Examples - The crowd went berserk when the winning goal was scored. ## Synonyms - frenzied - crazed - wild - manic - deranged - amok ## Antonyms - calm - composed - sane ## Derived Forms - berserker ## Related Forms - berserker ## Roots and Affixes - Root: berserkr - Root: serkr ## Etymology From Old Norse berserkr, a frenzied Norse warrior, probably from ber- ('bear') + serkr ('shirt'), i.e. one clad in a bearskin. ## AI Etymology Berserk is from Old Norse berserkr, a frenzied Norse warrior, probably from ber- ('bear') + serkr ('shirt'), i.e. one clad in a bearskin. In present-day use, it means out of control with anger or excitement; frenzied. Derived formations include berserker. Related vocabulary includes berserker. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown