panic
verb [I or T] /ˈpæn.ɪk/ (present tense panicking, past tense and past participle panicked)Definition
B2 to suddenly feel so worried or frightened that you cannot think or behave calmly or reasonably: Don't panic! Everything will be okay. The sound of gunfire panicked the crowd. The boss always panics over/about the budget every month.Afraid
(Definition of panic verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- afraid adjective (FEAR)
- be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlights idiom
- bottle out phrasal verb
- cower verb
- fear for sb/sth phrasal verb
- fear noun
- fear the worst idiom
- fear verb
- fearfully adverb
- horror-struck adjective
- in terror of your life idiom
- intimidated adjective
- panic-stricken adjective
- panicky adjective
- quake verb
- scared adjective
- shit a brick idiom
- shit verb
- terrified adjective
- terror-stricken adjective
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