Panic-stricken

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Panic-stricken \Pan"ic-strick`en\, Panic-struck
  \Pan"ic-struck`\, a.
     Struck with a panic, or sudden fear; thrown into a state of
     intense fear; as, trying to keep back the panic-stricken
     crowd. --Burke.
  


     Syn: panicky, petrified, terrified, frightened.
          [1913 Webster] Paniculate

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  panic-stricken
       adj : 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-struck}, {terrified}, {frightened}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "panic-stricken":
     afraid, aghast, alarmed, appalled, distressed, fearful, frenzied,
     horrified, horror-struck, hysterical, in a tizzy, jittery, jumpy,
     nervous, panic-struck, panicky, perturbed, petrified, scared stiff,
     stunned, stupefied, terrified, terror-stricken, terror-struck,
     unnerved, upset