What is the meaning of panicked?

verb

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

adjective

• Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.
  • usage: "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"
  • synonyms: panicky, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened