panic
noun
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
panicky
-
a word derived from
panic.
Example Sentences
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"There was a lady who was in need of her medication, she was getting quite panicky."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
In fact, cash levels remained unaltered from March at 4.3%, still some way off the panicky highs of 4.8% in April 2025 and 6.3% in October 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
After the panicky Ray-Ray passes his guitar case to Sonny, out tumbles . . . a guitar, not the shotgun Sonny expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
“Spending by higher income Americans coupled with lavish and almost panicky spending on AI infrastructure and resources is likely to drive the stock market through the end of the year,” she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
But he had his hands full with the panicky horses.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
