rampage

/ˈræmpɪdʒ/

/ˈræmpeɪdʒ/

Other forms: rampaging; rampaged; rampages

A rampage is when a group of people is destructive and out of control, like an angry, violent riot following an unpopular political decision.

A single individual can go on a rampage, wreaking havoc and destruction, but the word most often describes the actions of an angry mob. You can also use rampage as a verb, as when furious football fans rampage through a town overturning cars and setting things on fire. The word was originally Scottish, from the Middle English ramp, "rave or rush wildly about."

Definitions of rampage

1. noun

   violently angry and destructive behavior
   synonyms: violent disorder

   types:

   wilding

   an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women

   type of:

   disturbance

   the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
2. verb

   act violently, recklessly, or destructively
   types:

   riot

   take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot

   type of:

   act, move

   perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)