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panic
1[ pan-ik ]
noun
- a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
Synonyms: ,
- an instance, outbreak, or period of such fear.
- Finance. a sudden widespread fear concerning financial affairs leading to credit contraction and widespread sale of securities at depressed prices in an effort to acquire cash.
- Slang. someone or something that is considered hilariously funny:
The comedian was an absolute panic.
adjective
- of the nature of, caused by, or indicating panic:
A wave of panic buying shook the stock market.
- (of fear, terror, etc.) suddenly destroying the self-control and impelling to some frantic action.
- Panic, of or relating to the god Pan.
verb (used with object)
- to affect with panic; terrify and cause to flee or lose self-control.
- Slang. to keep (an audience or the like) highly amused.
verb (used without object)
- to be stricken with panic; become frantic with fear:
The herd panicked and stampeded.
panic
2[ pan-ik ]
noun
- Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
- the grain.
panic
1/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- a sudden overwhelming feeling of terror or anxiety, esp one affecting a whole group of people
- modifier of or resulting from such terror
panic measures
verb
- to feel or cause to feel panic
Panic
2/ ˈæɪ /
adjective
- of or relating to the god Pan
Derived Forms
- ˈ貹Ծ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- 貹i· adjective
- un·貹i· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of panic1
Origin of panic2
Word History and Origins
Origin of panic1
Idioms and Phrases
see push the panic button .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"It was instant panic from all the neighbours, everyone was running around in the street," Mr Cainey continued.
At a "selfie point" outside town, overlooking lush meadows and a rushing river, Akshay Solanki, a tourist from Mumbai, said there was "panic" among his group of travellers on the day of the attack.
According to The New York Times, the "panic industry" — consisting of at-home bunkers, hidden shooting ranges and more protective real estate renovations — has been booming in response to growing global uncertainties.
As panic spread earlier in the day, residents of Madrid were warned to stay off the roads.
She said the couple were in state of panic, shock and disbelief on realising the child had died.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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