panic

¹pan·ic

adj \ˈpa-nik\

Definition of PANIC

1

: of, relating to, or resembling the mental or emotional state believed induced by the god Pan <panic fear>

2

: of, relating to, or arising from a panic <panic buying>

3

: of or relating to the god Pan

Origin of PANIC

French panique, from Greek panikos, literally, of Pan, from Pan

First Known Use: 1603

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with PANIC

manic, tannic