Rampage
[ræm'peɪdʒ] or ['ræmpedʒ]
Definition
(noun.) violently angry and destructive behavior.
(verb.) act violently, recklessly, or destructively.
Edited by Estelle--From WordNet
Definition
(v.) Violent or riotous behavior; a state of excitement, passion, or debauchery; as, to be on the rampage.
(v. i.) To leap or prance about, as an animal; to be violent; to rage.
Editor: Shanna
Examples
- But unfortunately Demi's most unconquerable prejudice was against going to bed, and that night he decided to go on a rampage. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- When I got home at night, and delivered this message for Joe, my sister went on the Rampage, in a more alarming degree than at any previous period. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- To think of your poor sister and her Rampages! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
Edited by Anselm