panicky

pan·ic

 (păn′ĭk)

n.

1. A sudden, overpowering feeling of fear, often affecting many people at once. See Synonyms at fear.

2. A state of extreme anxiety, such as that involved in a panic attack.

3.

a. A state of frantic activity, usually accompanied by extreme concern or anxiety: The office was in a panic as the deadline approached.

b. A sudden widespread alarm concerning finances, often resulting in a rush to sell property to raise cash.

4. Slang A person or thing that is considered extremely funny.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or resulting from sudden, overwhelming terror: panic flight.

2. Of or resulting from a financial panic: panic selling of securities.

3. often Panic Mythology Of or relating to Pan.

tr. & intr.v. pan·icked, pan·ick·ing, pan·ics

To affect or be affected with panic. See Synonyms at frighten.

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[From French panique, terrified, from Greek Pānikos, of Pan (a source of terror, as in flocks or herds), groundless (used of fear), from Pān, Pan; see Pan.]

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pan′ick·y adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

panicky - 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" panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"

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panicky

adjective frightened, worried, afraid, nervous, distressed, fearful, frantic, frenzied, hysterical, worked up, windy (slang), agitated, jittery (informal), in a flap (informal), antsy (informal), in a tizzy (informal) Many women feel panicky when travelling alone at night.
composed, together (slang), cool, collected, confident, calm, self-controlled, unfazed (informal), unflappable, unruffled, imperturbable, unexcitable

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panicky

adjective

Filled with fear or terror:

afraid, aghast, apprehensive, fearful, fearsome, funky.

Regional: afeard, ascared.

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Translations

مُتَسِم بالذُّعْر

panikářský

nervøs

übernervös

pánikra hajlamos

hræîslugjarn

facile al panico

panikkartetsom lett får panikk

çok korkmuşdehşete kapılmış

恐慌的

panicky

[ˈpænɪkɪ] ADJ [person, behaviour] → nervioso; [decision, action] → motivado por el pánico or el nerviosismo; [reaction] → nervioso, motivado por el pánico or el nerviosismo
to get panicky → dejarse llevar por el pánico

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

panicky

[ˈpænɪki] adj [person] → paniqué(e)panic reaction n → réaction f paniquepanic stations npl
it was panic stations → ça a été la panique généralepanic-stricken [ˈpænɪkstrɪk^ən] adj → paniqué(e)pan lid n → couvercle m de casserole

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

panicky

adj person → überängstlich; voice → panisch; measure, behaviour → panikartig; to feel panicky → panische Angst haben; I get this panicky feeling whenever … → ich werde immer nervös or gerate immer in Panik, wenn …; to get panicky → in Panik geraten; don’t get panicky! → keine Panik!, dreh bloß nicht durch! (inf); panicky reaction → Kurzschlussreaktion f

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panicky

[ˈpænɪkɪ] adj (person) → che si lascia prendere dal panico; (report) → allarmista; (decision) → dettato/a dal panico

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

panic

(ˈpӕnik) noun

(a) sudden great fear, especially that spreads through a crowd etc. The fire caused a panic in the city. paniek ذُعْر، رُعب паника pânico panika die Panik panik πανικόςpánico kabuhirm هراس paniikki paniqueבהלה, פניקה दहशत panika pánik ketakutan skelfing, ofsahræðsla panico パニック 공포 panika panika panik paniekpanikkpanika وېره، نابوبره ويره، تروروالى، وار خطائى pânico panică паника panika preplah panika panik ความตื่นตกใจ panik 恐慌 паніка خوف، و ہراس hoảng loạn 恐慌

verb – past tense, past participle ˈpanicked –

to make or become so frightened that one loses the power to think clearly. He panicked at the sight of the audience. panikeer يَرْتَعِب، يُذْعَر паникъосвам (fazer) entrar em pânico zpanikařit von Panik erfaßt werden forskrække; blive grebet af panik πανικοβάλλω, πανικοβάλλομαιentrarle a alguien el pánico, aterrarse paanikasse ajama / paanikasse sattuma هراسیدن panikoida paniquer לְאַבֵּד עֶשתוֹנוֹת दहशत मचना paničariti pánikba esik membuat takut skelfast gettare il panico; essere colto dal panico パニックを起こす 겁에 질리(게하)다 (į)pulti į paniką krist panikā panik in paniek rakenfå panikk wpaść w panikę نابوبره ويره (fazer) perder a cabeça a (se) panica паниковать spanikovať biti paničen paničiti gripas av panik ทำให้แตกตื่น paniğe kapılmak 驚慌失措 жахати; панікувати خوف و ہراس ميں مبتلا کرنا hoảng loạn 惊慌失措

ˈpanicky adjective

inclined to panic. She gets panicky in an exam; in a panicky mood. paniekbevange مُتَسِم بالذُّعْر панически apavorado panikářský übernervös panisk; nervøs που πανικοβάλλεται εύκολα, επιρρεπής στον πανικό preso de pánico, aterrorizado paaniline, paanikas سرآسیمه panikoiva sujet à la panique אָחוּז בְּהָלָה आतंकित paničan pánikra hajlamos takut hræðslugjarn , spaventato びくびくした 당황하는 pasiduodantis panikai, paniškas panikas pārņemts; panikas varā panik paniekerigsom lett får panikk, panikkartet ulegający panice بيرندوكى، وېرندوكى وارخطا assustado pani­cat панический panikársky paničen panično nervös, panikartad ที่เกิดจากความหวาดกลัว çok korkmuş, dehşete kapılmış 恐慌的 панічний خوف زدہ thuộc hoảng loạn 恐慌的

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