What is the meaning of panic?

noun

  • An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety.
  • Sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events.
    • usage: "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"

verb

  • Be overcome by a sudden fear.
    • usage: "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"
  • Cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic.
    • usage: "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"
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