The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
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
(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
panicked
simple past tense and past participle of panic
panicked (comparative more panicked, superlative most panicked)
Experiencing or in a state of panic.
• packed in
Source: Wiktionary
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
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.