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Panic

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Meaning

Adj

In Greek mythology:
Alternative letter-case form of Panic (“pertaining to the Greek
Pan”)
In Fear:
  • (
    (see the etymology))
  • Of
    ,
    , etc:
    or sudden.
  • Pertaining to or
    from
    or fright.
  • In Greek mythology:
    Synonym of Pandean (“pertaining to the Greek
    Pan”)

    Noun

    In Fear:
    Overwhelming
    or
    , often
    of people or
    ; (countable) an
    of this; a
    , a scare.
    In Computing:
    Short for
    (“on Unix-derived
    : an
    by the
    when it cannot
    from a
    ”); (
    ) any
    crash.
    In Economics & Finance:
    In American English & Theater:
    A
    or
    , performance, or show; a
    , a scream.
    Foxtail
    or Italian
    (Setaria italica), the second-most
    of
    .
    In Paniceae tribe grasses:
    A
    of the
    Panicum, or of
    of other
    (especially Echinochloa and Setaria) formerly included within Panicum;
    or
    grass.
    The
    from one of the above plants.

    Verb

    In Fear:
    To cause (someone) to feel
    (“overwhelming
    or
    ”); also, to
    en (someone) into
    hastily.
    In Computing:
    To cause (a
    ) to crash.
    In American English:
    To
    ,
    , or
    (an
    a performance or show).
    In Fear:
    To feel
    , or
    or
    ; to
    , to
    head.
    In Computing:
    Of a
    : to crash.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    panic
    English
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    panique
    Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
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    πανικός
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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