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pan·ic  (pnk)

n.

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

2. A sudden widespread alarm concerning finances, often resulting in a rush to sell property: a stock-market panic.

3. Slang One that is uproariously 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 Pnikos, of Pan (a source of terror, as in flocks or herds), groundless (used of fear), from Pn, Pan; see Pan.]

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panick·y adj.

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panic

Noun

a sudden overwhelming feeling of terror or anxiety, sometimes affecting a whole group of people

Adjective

of or resulting from such terror: panic measures

Verb

[-icking, -icked]

to feel or cause to feel panic [Greek panikos emanating from Pan, god of the fields]

panicky adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	panic - an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety affright, terror fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) swivet - a panic or extreme discomposure; "it threw her into a swivet"
	2.	panic - 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" scare anxiety, anxiousness - (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic red scare - a period of general fear of communists
Verb	1.	panic - be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away" dread, fear - be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" freak, freak out, gross out - lose one's nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out"
	2.	panic - cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners" terrify, terrorise, terrorize - fill with terror; frighten greatly

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panic

noun 1. fear, alarm, horror, terror, anxiety, dismay, hysteria, fright, agitation, consternation, trepidation, a flap (informal)

verb 2. go to pieces, overreact, become hysterical, have kittens (informal) lose your nerve, be terror-stricken, lose your bottle Brit. (slang)

verb 3. alarm, scare, terrify, startle, unnerve

Translations

panic [ˈpænɪk] n → pánico

vi → dejarse llevar por el pánico

panic [ˈpænɪk] n → panique f, affolement m

vi → s'affoler, paniquer

panic [ˈpænɪk] n → Panik f

vi → in Panik geraten

panic [ˈpænɪk] n → panico

vi → perdere il sangue freddo

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panic

n panic [ˈpӕnik]

(a) sudden great fear, especially that spreads through a crowd etc The fire caused a panic in the city. paniek ذُعْر، رُعب паника panika panik die Panik πανικός pánico kabuhirm هراس paniikki panique בְּהָלָה, פָּנִיקָה दहशत panika pánik ketakutan skelfing, ofsahræðsla panico パニック 돌연한 공포 panika panika panik paniek panikk panika pânico panică паника panika preplah panika panik ความตื่นตกใจ panik 恐慌 паніка خوف، و ہراس hoảng loạn 恐慌

v – 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 zpanikařit forskrække; blive grebet af panik von Panik erfaßt werden πανικοβάλλω, πανικοβάλλομαι entrarle a alguien el pánico, aterrarse paanikasse ajama / paanikasse sattuma هراسیدن joutua pakokauhuun 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 당황하(게 하)다 (į)pulti į paniką krist panikā panik in paniek raken få panikk wpaść w panikę (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

adj ˈpanicky

inclined to panic She gets panicky in an exam; in a panicky mood. paniekbevange مُتَسِم بالذُّعْر панически panikářský panisk; nervøs übernervös που πανικοβάλλεται εύκολα, επιρρεπής στον πανικό preso de pánico, aterrorizado paaniline, paanikas سرآسیمه heikkohermoinen sujet à la panique אָחוּז בְּהָלָה आतंकित paničan pánikra hajlamos takut hræðslugjarn (preso dal panico), spaventato びくびくした 당황한 pasiduodantis panikai, paniškas panikas pārņemts; panikas varā panik paniekerig som lett får panikk, panikkartet ulegający panice 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