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panic

Definition

  • noun: a state or feeling of extreme fear that makes someone unable to act or think normally
  • noun: a sudden overpowering fright
  • verb: to be overcome with extreme fear
  • verb: to affect with panic
  • adjective: of, relating to, or resembling the mental or emotional state believed induced by the god Pan
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: unreasonable, fear

Examples

  • The deer, 'panicked' by the headlights, ran in front of the car.

  • He got 'panicky' when he realized how late he was.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) to the belief... ...that there are no Dwarf women... ...and that Dwarves just spring out of holes in the ground... ...which is, of course, ridiculous. It's all right. Nobody panic. That was deliberate. It was deliberate. . . . (..)
    2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers