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panic

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1. panic - Noun

2. panic - Adjective

3. panic - Verb

Meaning

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 dictionary

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panic 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

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