what does panic mean?
PANIC as NOUN
- Meaning
- an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
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Hypernyms(s) panic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
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- 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
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PANIC as VERB
- 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
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- 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
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