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panic
1[ pan-ik ]
noun
- a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
Synonyms: ,
- an instance, outbreak, or period of such fear.
- Finance. a sudden widespread fear concerning financial affairs leading to credit contraction and widespread sale of securities at depressed prices in an effort to acquire cash.
- Slang. someone or something that is considered hilariously funny:
The comedian was an absolute panic.
adjective
- of the nature of, caused by, or indicating panic:
A wave of panic buying shook the stock market.
- (of fear, terror, etc.) suddenly destroying the self-control and impelling to some frantic action.
- Panic, of or relating to the god Pan.
verb (used with object)
- to affect with panic; terrify and cause to flee or lose self-control.
- Slang. to keep (an audience or the like) highly amused.
verb (used without object)
- to be stricken with panic; become frantic with fear:
The herd panicked and stampeded.
panic
2[ pan-ik ]
noun
- Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
- the grain.
panic
1/ ˈ±èæ²Ôɪ°ì /
noun
- a sudden overwhelming feeling of terror or anxiety, esp one affecting a whole group of people
- modifier of or resulting from such terror
panic measures
verb
- to feel or cause to feel panic
Panic
2/ ˈ±èæ²Ôɪ°ì /
adjective
- of or relating to the god Pan
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è²¹²Ô¾±³¦°ì²â, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è²¹²Ôi³¦°ì·²â adjective
- un·±è²¹²Ôi³¦°ì·²â adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of panic1
Origin of panic2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of panic1
Idioms and Phrases
see push the panic button .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Police will go to the resort searching for Rick, and all characters will feel like the police are there for them, which may result in each character panicking to flee or deal with the situation.
"That was just panic. It was every emotion I could think of, my brain was all over the place," she says.
As depicted in Samir Oliveros’ film inspired by this odd moment in television history, the “luckiest man†nickname was hastily brainstormed by the panicking producers backstage, hoping to spin their expensive oversight into TV gold.
So, they are urging people not to panic in such circumstances or make knee-jerk decisions.
In her victim impact statement, read out at Hull Crown Court, she said she still had panic attacks and the scars to be "reminded of what he did to me".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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