Meaning of "panic" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of panic

1. (n) an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

2. (n) sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"

3. (v) cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"

4. (v) be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"

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