Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Overcome by panic; terrified.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Struck with a panic or sudden and overpowering fear.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Struck with a panic, or sudden fear; thrown into a state of intense fear.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Very
frightened , and unable to react sensibly because ofpanic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
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Examples
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Alexander and his men moved into the Illyrian camp and killed the first of the enemy as they slept, then attacked the panic-stricken barbarians with such swiftness that they threw aside their weapons and ran from the city, the survivors escaping into the mountains.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Lena remained silent, but turned to look at the panic-stricken man sitting across the room from her, furiously texting.
I.O.U. Elle 2011
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As for me, I was as panic-stricken as a frightened horse.
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No panic-stricken looks and fewer last-minute scrambling runs to the MasterChef pantry -- it was evident that we were left with the most capable group thus far.
MasterChef’s Joe: Was a Vegetarian Main Course Too Challenging? 2011
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Even in those panic-stricken early hours, I felt the weight of the other mother in that room, the presence of Mary.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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Casino crowd is light, but the few panic-stricken gamblers flee in all directions.
Soul Trapper F. J. Lennon 2011
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You get a quick glimpse of the cop behind the wheel, face panic-stricken, as he flies past, plowing through a pile of curbside garbage and newspaper racks.
Can You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse? Max Brallier 2011
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Lena remained silent, but turned to look at the panic-stricken man sitting across the room from her, furiously texting.
I.O.U. Elle 2011
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I don't understand why we have to be so fearful and panic-stricken?
Ex-CIA agent: Threat from al Qaeda greater now than on 9/11 2010
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The past nine months of anticipation for this very moment, where I had been consumed with nothing but how to get to this exact place, and now I was panic-stricken.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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