PANICKED

panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened

(adjective) thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; “became panicky as the snow deepened”; “felt panicked before each exam”; “trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd”; “the terrified horse bolted”

PANIC

panic

(verb) cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; “The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners”

panic

(verb) be overcome by a sudden fear; “The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

panicked

simple past tense and past participle of panic

Adjective

panicked (comparative more panicked, superlative most panicked)

Experiencing or in a state of panic.

Anagrams

• packed in

Source: Wiktionary


PANIC

Pan"ic, n. Etym: [L. panicum.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass. Panic grass (Bot.), any grass of the genus Panicum.

Pan"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. panique.]

Definition: Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; -- said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm. "A panic fright." Dryden.

Pan"ic, n. Etym: [Gr. panigue. See Panic, a.]

1. A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic.

2. By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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