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| pan·ic [ pánnik ] |
noun (plural pan·ics) |
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1. overpowering fear or anxiety: a sudden feeling of fear or anxiety, especially among many people, that comes on suddenly, is overwhelming, appears to be uncontrollable, and may seem to be unfounded
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2. U.S. funny person or thing: somebody or something extremely funny
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 The comedian's monologue was a panic.
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involving or resulting from panic: relating to, responding to, or resulting from panic or possible panic
panic selling on the stock market
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle pan·icked, present participle pan·ick·ing, 3rd person present singular pan·ics) |
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be or make somebody extremely afraid: to feel panic, or make a person or animal feel panic
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| [Early 17th century. < French panique< modern Latin panicus "terrified" < Greek panikos< Pan, god of nature, thought to inspire fear] |
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| pan·ick·y adjective |
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