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Panic
Pronunciation : Pan"ic
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. panicum.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass. Panic grass (Bot.), any grass of the genus Panicum.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pan"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. panique.]
Definition : Defn: Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; -- said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm. "A panic fright." Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pan"ic
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. panigue. See Panic, a.]
Definition : 1. A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic.
2. By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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