Panic-struck

2 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-struck
       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-stricken}, {terrified}, {frightened}]