panic

³panic

verb

pan·icked\-nikt\pan·ick·ing

Definition of PANIC

transitive verb

1

: to affect with panic

2

: to cause to laugh uproariously <panic an audience with a gag>

intransitive verb

: to be affected with panic

Examples of PANIC

1. If something goes wrong, don't panic.
2. The deer, panicked by the headlights, ran in front of the car.

First Known Use of PANIC

1827

Related to PANIC

Synonyms: affright, alarm (also alarum), fright, horrify, frighten, scare, scarify, shock, spook, startle, terrify, terrorize

Antonyms: reassure

Related Words: appall (also appal), bowl over, dismay, floor, jolt, shake, shake up; amaze, astound, awe; chill, daunt, demoralize, dispirit, emasculate, psych (out), undo, unman, unnerve, unstring; discomfort, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distract, distress, disturb, perturb, unsettle, upset, worry

Near Antonyms: assure, cheer, comfort, console, solace, soothe; embolden, encourage, hearten, inspire, steel

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