panic-stricken
[ pan-ik-strik-uh n ]
/ ˈpæn ɪkˌstrɪk ən /
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.
Words nearby panic-stricken
panic buying, panic disorder, panic grass, panic room, panic stations, panic-stricken, panicle, panicmonger, paniculate, panidiomorphic, panier
Also pan·ic-struck [pan-ik-struhk] /ˈpæn ɪkˌstrʌk/.
Origin of panic-stricken
First recorded in 1795–1805
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British Dictionary definitions for panic-stricken
panic-stricken
panic-struck
adjective
affected by panic
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