Overview of verb panic

The verb panic has 2 senses

• panic -- (be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away")


• panic -- (cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners")

Overview of adj panicked

The adj panicked has 1 sense

• panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened -- (thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted")