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panic — panic1 [pan′ik] n. [ME panyk < L panicum, kind of millet < panus, ear of millet, a swelling < IE base * pank , to swell > Pol pąk, a bud] any of several grasses (genus Panicum), as millet, used as fodder: also panic grass panic2… … English World dictionary
panic — ► NOUN 1) sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety. 2) informal frenzied hurry to do something. ► VERB (panicked, panicking) ▪ feel or cause to feel panic. DERIVATIVES panicky adjective … English terms dictionary
panic — has inflected forms panicked, panicking, panicky … Modern English usage
panic somebody into doing something — ˈpanic sb into doing sth derived usually passive to make sb act too quickly because they are afraid of sth • We will not be panicked into making a decision before we have considered all the evidence. Main entry: ↑panicderived … Useful english dictionary
panic — ▪ I. panic pan‧ic 1 [ˈpænɪk] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. a feeling of great fear and anxiety that makes you act without thinking: • The stock market crash left an air of panic from which many individual investors still haven t recovered. •… … Financial and business terms
panic — I UK [ˈpænɪk] / US noun Word forms panic : singular panic plural panics ** 1) [singular/uncountable] a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry that makes you unable to think clearly or calmly sheer/blind panic: She felt a moment of sheer panic.… … English dictionary
panic — 1 noun 1 (countable usually singular, uncountable) a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly: get into a panic/be thrown into (a) panic: She got into a real panic when she thought she … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
panic — [[t]pæ̱nɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ panics, panicking, panicked 1) N VAR Panic is a very strong feeling of anxiety or fear, which makes you act without thinking carefully. An earthquake has hit the capital, causing damage to buildings and panic among the… … English dictionary
panic — pan|ic1 [ pænık ] noun ** 1. ) singular or uncount a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry that makes you unable to think clearly or calmly: sheer/blind panic: She felt a moment of sheer panic. panic spreads: Panic spread quickly through the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
panic — 01. The people in the movie theater began to [panic] and run for the exits when they smelled the smoke. 02. Cam s wife can t swim, so she started to [panic] when our canoe almost tipped over. 03. The citizens of Tokyo fled in [panic] when… … Grammatical examples in English
panic — pan|ic1 S3 [ˈpænık] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: panique caused by panic , from Greek panikos, from Pan ancient Greek god of nature, who caused great fear] 1.) [C usually singular, U] a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
