rampage

²ram·page

noun \ˈram-ˌpāj\

Definition of RAMPAGE

: a course of violent, riotous, or reckless action or behavior

— ram·pa·geous \ram-ˈpā-jəs\ adjective

— ram·pa·geous·ly adverb

— ram·pa·geous·ness noun

Examples of RAMPAGE

1. <some crazy guy went on a rampage in the public library and started grabbing books off the shelves and tossing them around>

First Known Use of RAMPAGE

1861

Related to RAMPAGE

Synonyms: agitation, deliriousness, delirium, distraction, fever, feverishness, flap, furor, furore, fury, hysteria, rage, frenzy, uproar

Related Words: chaos, confusion, disorder, havoc, pandemonium, turmoil; bedlam, bother, brouhaha, bustle, clamor, clatter, commotion, disturbance, fuss, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tempest, tumult

Near Antonyms: calm, calmness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietude, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness

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