panic

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 Panike terror.

b) Of fear, fright etc: sudden or overwhelming (attributed by the ancient Greeks to the influence of ).

Terrified, he looked down from the skies / At the waves, and panic blackness filled his eyes.

2. noun /ˈpanɪk/
a) Overpowering fright, often affecting groups of people or animals.
b) Rapid reduction in asset prices due to broad efforts to raise cash in anticipation of continuing decline in asset prices.
3. verb /ˈpanɪk/
See Also: panicky

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