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   pan·ic

   /ˈpanik/

   noun

   • 1. sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior: "she hit him in panic"
   • ▪ widespread financial or commercial apprehension provoking hasty action: "he caused an economic panic by his sudden resignation"
   • ▪ a frenzied hurry to do something: "a workload of constant panics and rush jobs"

   verb

   • 1. feel or cause to feel panic: "the crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit" Similar be alarmedbe scaredbe nervousbe afraidoverreactbecome panic-strickentake frightbe filled with fearbe terrifiedbe agitatedbe hystericallose one's nervebe perturbedget overwroughtget worked upgo/fall to pieceslose controlfall apartinformal:flapget in a flaplose one's coolget the jittersget into a tizzy/tizzrun around like a headless chickenfreakfreak outget in a stewget the williesget the (screaming) heebie-jeebiesget the wind upgo into a (flat) spinhave kittenslose one's bottlethrow a wobblyhave an attack of the wobbliesfrightenalarmscareunnervefill with panicagitatehorrifyterrifyinformal:throw into a tizzy/tizzfreakfreak outspookput the wind upOpposite relax

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French panique, from modern Latin panicus, from Greek panikos, from the name of the god Pan, noted for causing terror, to whom woodland noises were attributed.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPANICKED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Panicked is the past tense and past participle of panic, which means to feel very frightened or confused. See how to use panicked in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

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     a sudden, strong feeling of anxiety or fear that prevents...

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   Panicked is an adjective that means very frightened or scared, or a verb that means to frighten someone. Find synonyms, antonyms, related words, and examples of panicked in sentences.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › panicPanic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   noun. 1. a. : a sudden overpowering fright. also : acute, extreme anxiety. b. : a sudden unreasoning terror often accompanied by mass flight. widespread panic in the streets. c.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPANICKED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Panicked is the past tense and past participle of panic, which means to feel very frightened and confused. Learn how to use panicked in sentences with examples from various sources.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPANIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

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   Define panicked. panicked synonyms, panicked pronunciation, panicked translation, English dictionary definition of panicked. n. 1. A sudden, overpowering feeling of fear, often affecting many people at once. See Synonyms at fear. 2. A state of extreme anxiety, such as that...

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   Find the definition, synonyms, collocations, and usage of the word "panic" in English. Learn the difference between "panic" and "panic grass", and the origin and etymology of the term.