PANIC
\pˈanɪk], \pˈanɪk], \p_ˈa_n_ɪ_k]\
Definitions of PANIC
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"
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be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"
By Princeton University
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A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass.
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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.
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By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.
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Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; - said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm.
By Oddity Software
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A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass.
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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.
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By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.
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Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; - said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm.
By Noah Webster.
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A state of extreme acute, intense anxiety and unreasoning fear accompanied by disorganization of personality function.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Extreme and sudden fright, especially when without good cause.
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Suddenly and violently alarming.
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Panicky.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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