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Inflections of 'panic' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

panics: v 3rd person singular

panicking: v pres p

panicked: v past

panicked: v past p

panic
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Sense: Noun: overpowering fright

Synonyms:

fear , abject fear, dread , alarm , fright , terror, cold feet (informal), case of nerves, phobia, nerves, butterflies (informal)

Sense: Noun: mob action

Synonyms:

hysteria, group hysteria, frenzy , crush , rush , jam , stampede, confusion , chaos , anarchy, riot

Sense: Noun: financial hysteria

Synonyms:

crash , economic decline, run on the bank, depression , panic-buying

Sense: Verb: lose composure

Synonyms:

lose composure, go to pieces, get cold feet, lose your nerve, lose your head, lose your bottle (UK, slang), bottle it (UK, slang), have kittens (UK, slang), freak out (slang), freak (slang), flip (slang), overreact

Sense: Verb: frighten

Synonyms:

frighten , scare , alarm , startle , terrify, strike fear into, spook , freak sb out (slang), freak (slang)

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'panic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

alarm - anxiety - awe - consternation - desperation - dismay - dread - fear - fright - frighten - grasp at straws or a straw - horror - push the panic button - rout - scare - stampede - stew - sweat - terror - trepidation

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