Thesaurus: panic

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1. n. A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass.
2. a. Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; -- said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm.
3. a. A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic.
4. a. By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.
5. n. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
6. n. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
7. v. be overcome by a sudden fear
8. v. cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic
9. A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass. Panic grass (Bot.), any grass of the genus Panicum. Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; -- said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm. "A panic fright." Dryden. 1. A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic. 2. By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.
10. A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the ediblegrain of some species of panic grass. Panic grass (Bot.), any grassof the genus Panicum.
11. v:32/n:68 n. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety n. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events v. be overcome by a sudden fear v. cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic