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panic

1 panic /ˈpænɪk/ noun
plural panics
1 panic
/ˈpænɪk/
noun
plural panics
Britannica Dictionary definition of PANIC
: a state or feeling of extreme fear that makes someone unable to act or think normally
[singular]
[noncount]
[count] : a situation that causes many people to become afraid and to rush to do something usually singular

— panicky

/ˈpænɪki/ adjective [more panicky; most panicky]
2 panic /ˈpænɪk/ verb
panics; panicked; panicking
2 panic
/ˈpænɪk/
verb
panics; panicked; panicking
Britannica Dictionary definition of PANIC
[no object] : to be overcome with extreme fear : to be affected by panic
[+ object] : to cause (a person or animal) to feel extreme fear : to cause (a person or animal) to feel panic