English to English
panic
('p/&/n/I/k
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adjective (a)
- Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; - - said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events(noun.state)Example:
Panic in the stock market.
source: wordnet30 - A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass.(noun)source: webster1913
- A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- be overcome by a sudden fear(verb.emotion)Example:
The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away.
source: wordnet30 - cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic(verb.emotion)Example:
The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners.
source: wordnet30
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