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Meaning
Adj
●
In Greek mythology:
Alternative letter-case form of Panic (“pertaining to the Greek
god
Pan”)
●
In Fear:
(
by extension
(see the etymology))
Of
fear
,
fright
, etc:
overwhelming
or sudden.
Pertaining to or
resulting
from
overwhelming
fear
or fright.
●
In Greek mythology:
Synonym of Pandean (“pertaining to the Greek
god
Pan”)
Noun
●
In Fear:
Overwhelming
fear
or
fright
, often
affecting
groups
of people or
animals
; (countable) an
instance
of this; a
fright
, a scare.
●
In Computing:
Short for
kernel panic
(“on Unix-derived
operating systems
: an
action
taken
by the
operating system
when it cannot
recover
from a
fatal
error
”); (
by extension
) any
computer system
crash.
●
In Economics & Finance:
A
rapid
reduction
in
asset
prices
due to
broad
efforts
to
raise
cash in
anticipation
of such
prices
continuing
to decline.
●
In American English & Theater:
A
highly
amusing
or
entertaining
performer
, performance, or show; a
riot
, a scream.
●
Foxtail
millet
or Italian
millet
(Setaria italica), the second-most
widely
grown
species
of
millet
.
●
In Paniceae tribe grasses:
A
plant
of the
genus
Panicum, or of
similar
plants
of other
genera
(especially Echinochloa and Setaria) formerly included within Panicum;
panicgrass
or
panic
grass.
●
The
edible
grain
obtained
from one of the above plants.
Verb
●
In Fear:
To cause (someone) to feel
panic
(“overwhelming
fear
or
fright
”); also, to
fright
en (someone) into
acting
hastily.
●
In Computing:
To cause (a
computer system
) to crash.
●
In American English:
To
highly
amuse
,
entertain
, or
impress
(an
audience
watching
a performance or show).
●
In Fear:
To feel
panic
, or
overwhelming
fear
or
fright
; to
freak out
, to
lose
one's
head.
●
In Computing:
Of a
computer system
: to crash.
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Origin
panic
English
panique
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
πανικός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Despair
Fear
Worry
Hysteria
Rage
Anxiety
Distress
Paranoia
Nervousness
Frenzy
Anger
Terror
Shock
Hyperventilate
Crisis
Depression
Fret
Chaos
Frustration
Crash
Stress
Turmoil
Desperation
Cry
Rush
Anxious
Grief
Scream
Outrage
Confusion
Dread
Sadness
Apprehension
Overreact
Flinch
Phobia
Fright
Fears
Unrest
Fearful
Disaster
Conflict
Discomfort
Excitement
Nervous
Misery
Tension
Embarrassment
Guilt
Disappointment
Hopelessness
Sweat
Anxiousness
Feeling
Mass Hysteria
Tense Up
Blind Rage
Cold Sweat
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Rhymes
Panic
Manic
Itanic
Tannic
Melanic
Titanic
Organic
Stannic
Mechanic
Hispanic
Tympanic
Shamanic
Nontympanic
Paratympanic
Endotympanic
Retrotympanic
Hydrovolcanic
Extratympanic
Intertympanic
Incudotympanic
Pharyngotympanic
Caroticotympanic
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