panic is the dictionary form of panicked Definition of panic
panic has definitions from the fields of psychology,psychiatry
1
[ noun ] an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

Synonyms

terror

2
[ noun ] (psychology,psychiatry) sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

Synonyms

scare

Examples

"panic in the stock market" "a war scare" "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"

3
[ verb ] be overcome by a sudden fear

Examples

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

4
[ verb ] cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic

Examples

"The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"

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