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panicky

[pan-ik]

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noun

a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.

an instance, outbreak, or period of such fear.

Finance. a sudden widespread fear concerning financial affairs leading to credit contraction and widespread sale of securities at depressed prices in an effort to acquire cash.

Slang. someone or something that is considered hilariously funny: The comedian was an absolute panic.

adjective

of the nature of, caused by, or indicating panic: A wave of panic buying shook the stock market.

(of fear, terror, etc.) suddenly destroying the self-control and impelling to some frantic action.

(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the god Pan.

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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verb (used with object)

to affect with panic; terrify and cause to flee or lose self-control.

Slang. to keep (an audience or the like) highly amused.

verb (used without object)

10.

to be stricken with panic; become frantic with fear: The herd panicked and stampeded.

Origin:
1595–1605; earlier panique < French < Greek Panikós of Pan; see -ic

Related forms

pan·ick·y, adjective

un·pan·ick·y, adjective

Synonyms
1. alarm. See terror.

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panic (ˈpænɪk)

—n
1.	a sudden overwhelming feeling of terror or anxiety, esp one affecting a whole group of people
2.	(modifier) of or resulting from such terror: panic measures

—vb , -ics, -icking, -icked
3.	to feel or cause to feel panic

[C17: from French panique, from New Latin pānicus, from Greek panikos emanating from Pan, considered as the source of irrational fear]

'panicky

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

panic

"type of grass," c.1420, from O.Fr. panic "Italian millet," from L. panicum "kind of millet," from panus "ear of millet, a swelling," of unknown origin.

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Medical Dictionary

panic pan·ic (pān'ĭk)
n.
A sudden overpowering feeling of terror.

pan'ic v.

Slang Dictionary

panic definition

n.
a very funny or exciting person or thing. : Paul is a panic. He tells a joke a minute.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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