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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As if Wendy’s hands, heart and day planner weren’t full enough, a panicky Jack determines to win her back, much to her torment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
"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
It was new sweat, panicky sweat, proof that his body thought he should be completely terrified.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
