panic-stricken

[ pan-ik-strik-uh n ]

/ ˈpæn ɪkˌstrɪk ən /

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adjective

overcome with, characterized by, or resulting from fear, panic, or the like: panic-stricken parents looking for their child; a panic-stricken phone call.

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Also pan·ic-struck

[pan-ik-struhk] /ˈpæn ɪkˌstrʌk/.

Origin of panic-stricken

First recorded in 1795–1805

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But Turkish troops stopped these panic-stricken civilians at the Turkish border.
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But the explanation seemed to work, because when I was done, Eve seemed more philosophical than panic-stricken.
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She gripped the bannister while her panic-stricken eyes sought Hughie in the crowded office.
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They sat together outside the locked station unable to speak, pale and panic-stricken.
A Village of Vagabonds|F. Berkeley Smith

For a second the girls and Jonah and I stared at one another, panic-stricken.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates
They got panic-stricken and started to buy out this stuff here.
The Runaway Skyscraper|Murray Leinster
The sight of the patchwork uniforms, worn by armed men, seemed to be a magnet for the panic-stricken inhabitants of the village.
The Belgians to the Front|Colonel James Fiske

British Dictionary definitions for panic-stricken

panic-stricken

panic-struck

adjective

affected by panic

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panic-stricken

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