panic-stricken
21stricken — a past participle of strike, survives chiefly in compound adjectives such as grief stricken and panic stricken. In compositional uses such as Goya was stricken with a mysterious illness, it sounds archaic …
22panic-struck — adjective thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation became panicky as the snow deepened felt panicked before each exam trying to keep back the panic stricken crowd the terrified horse bolted • Syn: ↑panicky, ↑panicked, ↑panic stricken …
23stricken — adjective formal very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness etc: Supplies of medicine were rushed to the stricken city. (+ by/with): stricken with a fatal disease | poverty stricken (=very poor): poverty stricken areas riddled with… …
24stricken — strick|en [ˈstrıkən] adj formal very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness etc ▪ Fire broke out on the stricken ship. stricken by/with ▪ a country stricken by severe economic problems drought stricken/cancer stricken/tragedy stricken… …
25stricken — [[t]strɪ̱kən[/t]] 1) Stricken is the past participle of some meanings of strike. 2) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ by/with n If a person or place is stricken by something such as an unpleasant feeling, an illness, or a natural disaster, they are severely… …
26panic — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a sudden uncontrollable fear or alarm. b (attrib.) characterized or caused by panic (panic buying). 2 infectious apprehension or fright esp. in commercial dealings. v.tr. & intr. (panicked, panicking) (often foll. by into) affect… …
27panic — Maka u kūhewa, haunaele, ♦ Panic stricken, ā ā. ♦ To run in panic, holo ā ā …
28panic — [n1] extreme fright agitation, alarm, cold feet*, confusion, consternation, crush, dismay, dread, fear, frenzy, horror, hysteria, jam, rush, scare, stampede, terror, trepidation; concepts 27,410,690 Ant. calm, collectedness, confidence,… …
29panic — panic1 panicky, adj. /pan ik/, n., adj., v., panicked, panicking. n. 1. 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. 2.… …
30panic — I. /ˈpænɪk / (say panik) noun 1. a sudden demoralising terror, with or without clear cause, often as affecting a group of persons or animals. 2. an instance, outbreak, or period of such fear. –adjective 3. (of fear, terror, etc.) suddenly… …
