1. panic - Noun
2. panic - Adjective
3. panic - Verb
A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass.
Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; -- said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm.
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.
By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.
Source: Webster's dictionarypanic in the stock market Source: Internet
a war scare Source: Internet
a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building Source: Internet
The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners Source: Internet
The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away Source: Internet
A 56-year-old shopper was mugged for his toilet paper just moments after leaving a store in as panic about the epidemic lead to wide-spread stockpiling. Source: Internet