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View synonyms for panic-stricken

panic-stricken

[ pan-ik-strik-uhn ]

adjective

  1. overcome with, characterized by, or resulting from fear, panic, or the like:

    panic-stricken parents looking for their child; a panic-stricken phone call.



panic-stricken

adjective

  1. affected by panic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of panic-stricken1

First recorded in 1795–1805

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