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.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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“The whole year our main problem has been panicking in tight games,” Tait said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2017