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Panic

/ˈpænɪk/

Overpowering fright, often affecting groups of people or animals.

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📖 Definitions of "Panic"

noun

1
Overpowering fright, often affecting groups of people or animals.
2
Rapid reduction in asset prices due to broad efforts to raise cash in anticipation of continuing decline in asset prices.
3
A kernel panic or system crash.

verb

1
To feel overwhelming fear.
2
To cause somebody to panic.
3
(by extension) To crash.
4
(by extension) To cause the system to crash.

adjective

1
Pertaining to the god Pan.
2
Of fear, fright etc: sudden or overwhelming (attributed by the ancient Greeks to the influence of Pan).

🔄 Synonyms of "Panic"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
scareverb	(transitive) To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
terrornoun	(countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Panic"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
terrornoun	(countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear.
scarenoun	A cause of terror or alarm; a panic; something that inspires fear or dread.
crisisnoun	An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
alertnoun	A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
freaknoun	(slang, chiefly derogatory) A person who is extremely abnormal in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices; an oddball, a unique person, originally in a displeasing or alienating way.
calmnoun	(in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
scaremongeringnoun	The actions of scaremongers in spreading frightening or ominous reports or rumours.
criticalnoun	A critical value, factor, etc.
relaxverb	(intransitive) To rest and become relieved of stress.
alarmismnoun	The raising of needless alarms.
alarmnoun	Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
emergencynoun	(sometimes attributive) A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
crazenoun	A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.
stampedenoun	(by extension) A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to move in the same direction at the same time, especially in consequence of a panic.
messnoun	a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
sweatnoun	Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
chaosnoun	Any state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.
frightnoun	A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
anguishnoun	Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
horrornoun	(countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.