panic : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a sudden attack of fear
  scare.
  

WordNet

• noun a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency
  
  • the circuit is operated by a panic button
  • when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button

WordNet

• noun an anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks; the attacks are usually severe but brief
  

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• noun any grass of the genus Panicum; grown for grain and fodder
  

WordNet

• (Bot.), any grass of the genus Panicum.

Webster 1913

• adjective satellite thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
  panicked; panicky; terrified; frightened; panic-stricken.
  
  • became panicky as the snow deepened
  • felt panicked before each exam
  • trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd
  • the terrified horse bolted

WordNet

Pan"ic-strick`en, Pan"ic-struck` adjective (Also<

• Panic-stricken
• Panic-struck

)

Definitions

1. Struck with a panic, or sudden fear. Burke.

Webster 1913

• adjective satellite thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
  panicked; panicky; terrified; frightened; panic-stricken.
  
  • became panicky as the snow deepened
  • felt panicked before each exam
  • trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd
  • the terrified horse bolted

WordNet

Pan"ic-strick`en, Pan"ic-struck` adjective (Also<

• Panic-stricken
• Panic-struck

)

Definitions

1. Struck with a panic, or sudden fear. Burke.

Webster 1913