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Meaning of 'panic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Panic [ a.]
- Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; -- said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm.
- 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.
- By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.
2 . Panic [ n.]
- A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass.

Meaning of 'panic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . panic [ n]
Meaning (1):
- sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
Example in sentence:
  • a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building;
  • a war scare;
  • panic in the stock market
2 . panic [ v]
Meaning (2):
- cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic
Example in sentence:
  • The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners
Meaning (3):
- be overcome by a sudden fear
Example in sentence:
  • The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away

Nearby Words:

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