sudden fright or panic

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• Panic — Pan ic, a. [Gr. paniko s of or pertaining to Pa n Pan, to whom the causing of sudden fright was ascribed: cf. F. panique.] Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm. A panic fright.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Panic — Pan ic, n. [Gr. to paniko n (with or without dei^ma fear): cf. F. panique. See {Panic}, a.] 1. A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Panic Disorder —    Panic has always been considered a symptom of larger psychiatric illnesses. Yet, only recently has it come to be considered a disorder of its own. The whole panic story is interesting as an example of how symptoms wax and wane in the history… …   Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

• panic — I noun affright, agitation, alarm, anxiety, awe, confusedness, confusion, consternation, cowardice, despair, discomposure, disorder, disquietude, disturbance, dread, fear, tearfulness, flutter, frenzy, fright, great fear, horror, hysteria,… …   Law dictionary

• fright — I noun affright, agitation, alarm, anxiety, apprehension, consternation, cowardice, dismay, disquietude, dread, extreme fear, fear, fear of danger, horror, intimidation, misgiving, panic, pavor, phobia, scare, sudden terror, terror, trepidation… …   Law dictionary

• panic — [n1] extreme fright agitation, alarm, cold feet*, confusion, consternation, crush, dismay, dread, fear, frenzy, horror, hysteria, jam, rush, scare, stampede, terror, trepidation; concepts 27,410,690 Ant. calm, collectedness, confidence,… …   New thesaurus

• panic — I. adjective Etymology: French panique, from Greek panikos, literally, of Pan, from Pan Date: 1603 1. of, relating to, or resembling the mental or emotional state believed induced by the god Pan < panic fear > 2. of, relating to, or arising from… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• panic — Extreme and unreasoning anxiety and fear, often accompanied by disturbed breathing, increased heart activity, vasomotor changes, sweating, and a feeling of dread. See anxiety. [fr. G. myth. char., Pan] homosexual p. an acute, severe …   Medical dictionary

• panic — I. n. Fright, affright, alarm, terror, consternation, sudden fear. II. a. Extreme, sudden, imaginary, causeless, violent (applied to fright). III. n. Panic grass, panicum …   New dictionary of synonyms

• panic — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a sudden uncontrollable fear or alarm. b (attrib.) characterized or caused by panic (panic buying). 2 infectious apprehension or fright esp. in commercial dealings. v.tr. & intr. (panicked, panicking) (often foll. by into) affect… …   Useful english dictionary

• panic — 1. adjective /ˈpanɪk/ a) Pertaining to the god Pan. All things were there in a disordered confusion, and in a confused furie, untill such time as by praiers and sacrifices they had appeased the wrath of their Gods. They call it to this day, the… …   Wiktionary