Panic

noun
'pænɪk

Noun

  • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

    panic in the stock market

    Similar:Scare
    Type of:AnxietyAnxiousness
  • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

    Similar:AffrightTerror
    Type of:FearFearfulnessFright

Verb

  • be overcome by a sudden fear

    The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away

    Type of:DreadFear
  • cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic

    The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners

    Type of:TerrorizeTerrifyTerrorise

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