panic
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Definition of panic
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panic
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panicking
Definition of panic (Entry 3 of 3)
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Synonyms & Antonyms for panic
Synonyms: Noun
alarm (also alarum), anxiety, dread, fear, fearfulness, fright, horror, scare, terror, trepidation
Synonyms: Verb
affright, alarm (also alarum), fright, frighten, horrify, scare, scarify, shock, spook, startle, terrify, terrorize
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of panic in a Sentence
Noun
He was in a panic when he realized how late he was. There's no reason to get into a panic. The villagers fled in panic from the approaching army. The crowd was in a state of panic. She has panic attacks whenever she has to speak in public.Verb
If something goes wrong, don't panic. The deer, panicked by the headlights, ran in front of the car.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The park constables were apparently panic struck, and incapable of acting. — Longreads, "Where Have You Hidden the Cholera?," 5 Apr. 2018 The report also praised the prohibition of the use of gay and trans panic defenses in Illinois. — NBC News, "129 anti-LGBTQ state bills were introduced in 2017, new report says," 12 Jan. 2018 Panic buttons were pushed everywhere after Seattle started the season 2-4, but the two-time defending N.F.C. champion Seahawks rallied to an 8-2 finish. — Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, "N.F.L. Wild-Card Playoff Schedule and Picks," 8 Jan. 2016Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Amusement parks rank up there with supermarkets, retail stores and museums on my list of panic-inducing places, because waiting in lines is one of those inexplicable triggers for me. — Jennifer Craven, Washington Post, "I thought if I hid my anxiety, I could shield my children. I was wrong.," 12 Aug. 2019 Houston police late Monday released a surveillance image of a person of interest related to the panic at Memorial City Mall. — Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle, "Police release image of person of interest related to Memorial City Mall panic," 12 Aug. 2019 Warrants were sought for criminal damaging, inducing panic, trespassing and disorderly conduct. — Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, "Theater vandal released from psych ward: Orange Police Blotter," 8 Aug. 2019 Rosiland met first responders at the apartment then went to the hospital—in a frenzied panic, not surprisingly. — Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, "Johnson: ’It was like the wild, wild West,' says woman whose mother’s died after beating in public housing apartment," 4 Aug. 2019 My labor pains were getting stronger, and my husband was starting to panic. — New York Times, "‘We Began to Look Frantically for Something Resembling a Hospital’," 28 July 2019 Perhaps plastics executives are counting on the force of reason to prevail, or for Asian consumers not to succumb to plastic panic. — The Economist, "The inflexibility of plastic," 25 July 2019 Arabic radio broadcasts fanned the panic, warning of massacre and rape. —