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panic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. terror, fright, fear, consternation; stampede. v. alarm, frighten; stampede. See excitability, failure. Ant., calm. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Overpowering fright] Syn. fear, dread, alarm, fright; see… … English dictionary for students
Panic — Pan ic, n. [Gr. to paniko n (with or without dei^ma fear): cf. F. panique. See {Panic}, a.] 1. A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
panic — I noun affright, agitation, alarm, anxiety, awe, confusedness, confusion, consternation, cowardice, despair, discomposure, disorder, disquietude, disturbance, dread, fear, tearfulness, flutter, frenzy, fright, great fear, horror, hysteria,… … Law dictionary
panic — I. adjective Etymology: French panique, from Greek panikos, literally, of Pan, from Pan Date: 1603 1. of, relating to, or resembling the mental or emotional state believed induced by the god Pan < panic fear > 2. of, relating to, or arising from… … New Collegiate Dictionary
panic — 1. adjective /ˈpanɪk/ a) Pertaining to the god Pan. All things were there in a disordered confusion, and in a confused furie, untill such time as by praiers and sacrifices they had appeased the wrath of their Gods. They call it to this day, the… … Wiktionary
panic — Extreme and unreasoning anxiety and fear, often accompanied by disturbed breathing, increased heart activity, vasomotor changes, sweating, and a feeling of dread. See anxiety. [fr. G. myth. char., Pan] homosexual p. an acute, severe … Medical dictionary
fearful — 1 Fearful, apprehensive, afraid are comparable when they mean inspired or moved by fear. In such use they are normally followed by of, that, or lest, afraid being never and fearful and apprehensive infrequently used attributively in this sense.… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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