Meaning & Definition of Panic in English

1. An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

2. Sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

• "Panic in the stock market"

• "A war scare"

• "A bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"

1. Be overcome by a sudden fear

• "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"

2. Cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic

• "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"