Words · Common
panic
/ˈpænɪk/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- noun
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
panic in the stock market
- verb
be overcome by a sudden fear
The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away
- verb
cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic
The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners