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panic-struck

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pan·ic-strick·en (pnk-strkn) also pan·ic-struck (-strk)
adj.
Overcome by panic; terrified.
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Adj.1.panic-struck - 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-stricken, panicked, panicky, 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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I have heard upwards of ten score of windlasses spring like one into clanking life in the dead of night, filling the Downs with a panic-struck sound of anchors being torn hurriedly out of the ground at the first breath of his approach.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
After throwing his "engine" he ran off and in a moment was overtaken by the panic-struck people flying away from the spot after the second explosion.
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