panicked

Meanings

Verb

• be overcome by a sudden fear
  • "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"
• cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic
  • "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"
• simple past and past participle of panic

Adjective Satellite

• thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
  • "felt panicked before each exam"

Adj

• Experiencing or in a state of panic.

Synonyms

frightened, panic, panic-stricken, panic-struck, panicky, terrified