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    pan·ic
    /ˈpanik/

    noun

    • 1. sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior: "she hit him in panic"

    verb

    • 1. feel or cause to feel panic: "the crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit" Similar be alarmedbe scaredbe nervousbe afraidOpposite relax

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  2. The meaning of PANIC is of, relating to, or resembling the mental or emotional state believed induced by the god Pan. How to use panic in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Panic.

  3. a sudden, strong feeling of anxiety or fear that prevents reasonable thought and action and may spread to influence many people: [ U ] When fire broke out, 602 people died in the panic that ensued.

  4. a sudden, strong feeling of anxiety or fear that prevents reasonable thought and action and may spread to influence many people: [ U ] When fire broke out, 602 people died in the panic that ensued.

  5. Panic is a very strong feeling of anxiety or fear, which makes you act without thinking carefully. An earthquake hit the capital, causing panic among the population. I phoned the doctor in a panic, worried about the pain in my chest. Synonyms: fear, alarm, horror, terror More Synonyms of panic.

  6. People panic when they lose control over themselves because of fear, stress, or danger. A pilot who runs into turbulence and then flees from the cockpit has panicked. A surgeon who makes a mistake might panic for a second, before chilling out and helping the patient.

  7. 1. a sudden overwhelming feeling of terror or anxiety, esp one affecting a whole group of people. 2. (modifier) of or resulting from such terror: panic measures. vb, -ics, -icking or -icked.

  8. a situation in which people are made to feel very anxious or frightened, causing them to act quickly and without thinking carefully. News of the losses caused (a) panic among investors. Careful planning at this stage will help to avoid a last-minute panic. There's no panic (= we do not need to rush), we've got plenty of time.

  9. What does the word panic mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word panic, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. panic has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

  10. PANIC meaning: 1 : a state or feeling of extreme fear that makes someone unable to act or think normally; 2 : a situation that causes many people to become afraid and to rush to do something usually singular.

  11. to suddenly feel so worried or frightened that you cannot think or behave calmly, or to make someone feel this way: Don't panic, we've got plenty of time. You panicked me by telling me I was late. (Definition of panic from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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