Main entry: affright, terror, panic
Definition: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
Definition: sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
Usage: panic in the stock market; a war scare; a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building
Main entry: panic
Definition: cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic
Usage: The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners
Main entry: panic
Definition: be overcome by a sudden fear
Usage: The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away