panic

noun

  1. 1

    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

  2. 2

    sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

    panic in the stock market

    a war scare

verb

  1. 1

    cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic

    The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners

  2. 2

    be overcome by a sudden fear

    The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away

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