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panic-stricken

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pan⋅ic-strick⋅en

  [pan-ik-strik-uhn]
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–adjective
overcome with, characterized by, or resulting from fear, panic, or the like: panic-stricken parents looking for their child; a panic-stricken phone call.
Also, pan⋅ic-struck  [pan-ik-struhk] .

Origin:
1795–1805
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pan·ic-strick·en   (pān'ĭk-strĭk'ən)
adj.  Overcome by panic; terrified.
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