Origin of panic

1
1595–1605; earlier panique < French < Greek Panikós of Pan; see -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM panic

pan·ick·y, adjective un·pan·ick·y, adjective

Words nearby panic

panhellenic, panhellenism, panhoss, panhuman, panhypopituitarism, panic, panic attack, panic bar, panic bolt, panic button, panic buying

Words related to panicky

timid, perturbed, perplexed, fearful, nervous, scared, apprehensive, shocked, anxious, distressed, startled, horrified, discouraged, intimidated, frightened, spooked, abashed, aghast, alarmed, blanched

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British Dictionary definitions for panicky (1 of 2)

panic
/ (ˈpænɪk) /

noun

a sudden overwhelming feeling of terror or anxiety, esp one affecting a whole group of people
(modifier) of or resulting from such terror panic measures

verb -ics, -icking or -icked

to feel or cause to feel panic

Derived forms of panic

panicky, adjective

Word Origin for panic

C17: from French panique, from New Latin pānicus, from Greek panikos emanating from Pan, considered as the source of irrational fear

British Dictionary definitions for panicky (2 of 2)

Panic
/ (ˈpænɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the god Pan

Medical definitions for panicky

panic
[ păn′ĭk ]

n.

A sudden overpowering feeling of terror.

Other words from panic

pan′ic v.

Idioms and Phrases with panicky

panic

see push the panic button.