Analysis Complete

panic

/ panic /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
Type of:
fear fearfulness fright
Derived:
terrorize terrorise terrify
noun Sense 2
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
"panic in the stock market"
"a war scare"
"a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"
Type of:
anxiety anxiousness
Kinds of:
red scare
Derived:
daunt dash scare off pall frighten off
verb Sense 3
cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic
"The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"
Type of:
terrify terrorize terrorise
Derived:
terror scare
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
be overcome by a sudden fear
"The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"
Type of:
fear dread
Kinds of:
freak out freak gross out
Derived:
terror
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

fear fearfulness fright anxiety anxiousness red scare terrify terrorize terrorise dread freak out freak