Yahoo India Web Search

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    panic
    /ˈpanɪk/

    noun

    • 1. sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour: "she hit him in panic"

    verb

    • 1. feel or cause to feel panic: "the crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit" Similar be alarmedbe scaredbe nervousbe afraidOpposite relax

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. People also ask

  3. a sudden, strong feeling of anxiety or fear that prevents reasonable thought and action and may spread to influence many people: [ U ] When fire broke out, 602 people died in the panic that ensued.

  4. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word panic, which can be a noun, adjective, or verb. Panic means a sudden overpowering fright, often without reasonable cause, or a state of extreme anxiety.

  5. a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals. Synonyms: fear, alarm. an instance, outbreak, or period of such fear.

  6. Panic is a strong feeling of fear or anxiety that makes you act without thinking. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and usage of panic in different contexts, such as finance, slang, and etymology.

  7. People panic when they lose control over themselves because of fear, stress, or danger. A pilot who runs into turbulence and then flees from the cockpit has panicked. A surgeon who makes a mistake might panic for a second, before chilling out and helping the patient. It's hard to do a good job when you panic.

  8. Panic is a sudden feeling of great fear that prevents you from thinking clearly. Learn how to use the word panic in different contexts, such as idioms, collocations and word origin, with pictures and pronunciation.

  9. Panic is a sudden, overwhelming feeling of fear or anxiety that can affect many people at once. It can also refer to a state of frantic activity, a financial crisis, or something extremely funny. See synonyms, etymology, and usage examples.