panic

n. sense of extreme fright; attack of fear, episode of fright; alarm, dismay, scare; sudden extensive fright regarding financial affairs resulting in hasty selling and a sharp fall in prices; (Slang) very funny person; funny thing

v. be overcome with extreme fright, be stricken with panic, be alarmed; make a person feel panic

adj. pertaining to panic; resulting from possible panic; caused by unexpected overpowering fear

For psychological condition, see Panic attack Panic is a sudden fear which dominates or replaces thinking and often affects groups of people or animals. Panics typically occur in disaster situations, or violent situations (such as robbery, home invasion, a shooting rampage, etc.) which may endanger the overall health of the affected group. The word panic derives from the name of the Greek god Pan, who was said to have the ability to cause extreme, irrational fear, especially in lonely or open places.
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For the rock band, see Panic! at the Disco. Panic! (known as Switch! in Japan) is a video game for the Sega CD that involves pressing numerous buttons in order to transverse a young boy through a complex labyrinth. The game was originally released in Japan, and had some risque "gags" that were assumed to be edited out if the game ever got an American release. However, in 1994, DataEast decided to publish the game in the US, renamed but otherwise un-cut.
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Panic /pan·ic/ acute, extreme, and unreasoning fear and anxiety. homosexual panic an acute, extreme anxiety reaction brought on by circumstances [more]Panic - Community and Resources

Noun
1. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
(synonym) terror
(hypernym) fear, fearfulness, fright
2. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"
(synonym) scare
(hypernym) anxiety, anxiousness
(hyponym) red scare
Verb
1. be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"
(hypernym) fear, dread
(hyponym) freak out, freak, gross out
(derivation) terror
2. cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"
(hypernym) terrify, terrorize, terrorise
(derivation) terror

(n.)
A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass.
  

(a.)
Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; -- said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm.
  

(a.)
By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.
  

(a.)
A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic.