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   panic

   /ˈpanɪk/

   noun

   • 1. sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour: "she hit him in panic"
   • ▪ a state of widespread financial alarm provoking hasty action: "he caused an economic panic by his sudden resignation"
   • ▪ a frenzied hurry to do something: "a workload of constant panics and rush jobs"

   verb

   • 1. feel or cause to feel panic: "the crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit" Similar be alarmedbe scaredbe nervousbe afraidoverreactbecome panic-strickentake frightbe filled with fearbe terrifiedbe agitatedbe hystericallose one's nervebe perturbedget overwroughtget worked upgo/fall to pieceslose controlfall apartinformal:flapget in a flaplose one's coolget the jittersget into a tizzy/tizzrun around like a headless chickenfreakfreak outget in a stewget the williesget the (screaming) heebie-jeebiesget the wind upgo into a (flat) spinhave kittenslose one's bottlethrow a wobblyhave an attack of the wobbliesfrightenalarmscareunnervefill with panicagitatehorrifyterrifyinformal:throw into a tizzy/tizzfreakfreak outspookput the wind upOpposite relax
   • ▪ drive someone through panic into (hasty action): "we are not going to be panicked into a decision"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French panique, from modern Latin panicus, from Greek panikos, from the name of the god Pan, noted for causing terror, to whom woodland noises were attributed.

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   Synonyms for PANIC: fear, anxiety, fearfulness, dread, terror, fright, horror, scare; Antonyms of PANIC: confidence, assurance, boldness, self-confidence, courage, aplomb, daring, fortitude.

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   alarm. I don't want to cause you any alarm, but there's a rattlesnake in the path ahead of you. fright. The family ran from their home in fright when the earthquake struck. phobia. I've got a phobia of birds. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of panic. afraid.

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   Synonyms for PANIC: fear, dread, alarm, terror, fright, affright, apprehension, fearfulness, scare, funk; Antonyms for PANIC: calm, collectedness, confidence, security, contentment, peace, relax, calm, peace, be content.

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    v past. panicked. v past p. panic. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2023. Sense: Noun: overpowering fright. Synonyms: fear, abject fear, dread, alarm, fright, terror, cold feet (informal), case of nerves, phobia, nerves, butterflies (informal) Sense: Noun: mob action.