PANIC as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) panic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • panic in the stock market
    • a war scare
    • a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building
    Hypernyms(s) panic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

PANIC as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic
    Usage Example(s)
    • The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners
    Hypernyms(s) panic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Cause(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • be overcome by a sudden fear
    Usage Example(s)
    • The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away
    Hypernyms(s) panic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)