how to pronounce berserk

/bəˈzɜːk/

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berserk is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of berserk in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… goes berserk tears of joy flow people …”

meaning of berserk

Berserk means to go into a wild frenzy.

berserk frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word berserk occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.