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Meaning of panic in English
Pronunciation
/ˈpænɪk/
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Verb
panic
Definitions
1.
be overcome by a sudden fear
Examples
« The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away »
2.
cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic
Examples
« The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners »
Noun
panic
Etymology
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
Definitions
1.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
2.
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
Examples
« panic in the stock market »
« a war scare »
« a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building »