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At the first rumors of war, timid investors in various government stock, being panic-stricken, sell out, to their loss and the gamblers' gain.
Randal Cremer

Meaning of "panic-stricken" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PANIC-STRICKEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PANIC-STRICKEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Panic-Stricken is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PANIC-STRICKEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of panic-stricken in the English dictionary

The definition of panic-stricken in the dictionary is affected by panic.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PANIC-STRICKEN

panic attack
panic bolt
panic button
panic buying
panic disorder
panic grass
panic reaction
panic room
panic selling
panic stations
panic-struck
panically
panicked
panicking
panicky
panicle
panicled
panicmonger
paniculate
paniculated

WORDS THAT END LIKE PANIC-STRICKEN

awe-stricken
bricken
chicken
conscience-stricken
coronation chicken
Digby chicken
drucken
free-range chicken
grief-stricken
horror-stricken
like a headless chicken
mobile phone chicken
no chicken
poverty-stricken
prairie chicken
quicken
sicken
spring chicken
stricken
terror-stricken
thicken

Synonyms and antonyms of panic-stricken in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PANIC-STRICKEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «panic-stricken» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of panic-stricken

Translation of «panic-stricken» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PANIC-STRICKEN

Find out the translation of panic-stricken to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of panic-stricken from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «panic-stricken» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

惊惶失措
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- presa del pánico
570 millions of speakers

English

panic-stricken
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आतंक से त्रस्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذعر المنكوبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

паника
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em pânico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভয়বিহ্বল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

panique sinistrée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Panik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

panisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パニック被災
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공황 에 시달리는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Keplok
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thất kinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பீதி வாடுகின்றவன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दहशतवादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

panik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preso dal panico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

panikę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

паніка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

panică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πανικόβλητο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paniek - geteisterde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

panikslagen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

paniske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of panic-stricken

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PANIC-STRICKEN»

The term «panic-stricken» is regularly used and occupies the 55.633 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PANIC-STRICKEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about panic-stricken

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2 QUOTES WITH «PANIC-STRICKEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word panic-stricken.
1
Randal Cremer
At the first rumors of war, timid investors in various government stock, being panic-stricken, sell out, to their loss and the gamblers' gain.
2
Jack Kerouac
Offer them what they secretly want and they of course immediately become panic-stricken.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PANIC-STRICKEN»

Discover the use of panic-stricken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to panic-stricken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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What Next Nurse?: The Career Planner for Panic Stricken Nurses
Guide to job hunting and career planning for nurses and students. Discusses marketing oneself and finding untapped opportunities.
Melodie Chenevert, 1997
2
Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
*7ffl<i-+?fn<i B tasabbara to be, become panicky, be panic-stricken, to be alarmed, feel jittery, to be appalled; to be excited PTffflC yammissab bar excitable Afl.(lf £o) '• "MT fl£ I was panic-stricken; I was thrilled ttC •□ -r-7f (\£ love turned to  ...
Thomas Leiper Kane, 1990
3
Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary
Palestinian mountain 544 panic-stricken rush Palestinian mountain Carmel, Gilead, Horeb Palestinian plain Sharon pale yellow flaxen, lemon pale yellowish- brown ecru palfrey horse palindromic word boob, ere, eve, eye, kayak, madam, ...
Louisa Pansegrouw, 1994
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Harrap's essential English Dictionary
The shots panicked the horses and several riders were thrown. panicky /paniki/ adjective (informal) Someone who is panicky is, or has a tendency to become, extremely anxious or afraid: She gets a bit panicky before interviews. panic- Stricken ...
‎1996
5
The Anxiety and Worry Workbook: The Cognitive Behavioral ...
Panic-Stricken. Mind. Lucia knew she was not having a heart attack when she felt pressure or tightness in her chest. She realized it was probably just anxiety or stress. But she couldn't seem to stop herself from thinking the what ifs: “What if this ...
David A. Clark, Aaron T. Beck, 2012
6
Book 7 of Caesar's Bellum gallicum
Vercingetorix tortures and maims; 5 the treachery ofthe Biruriges; 6, Caesar fears Gallic treachery; 8. the Gauls are panic-stricken; 12, the Gauls are fickle; 13, the Gauls arc panic-stricken; 17, the Gauls are indolent; 19, the Gauls are full of ...
Julius Caesar, Drew Arlen Mannetter, 2004
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Take Command of Your Writing
The second is a noun-participle compound. Normal word order is inverted in the next example also. Panic-stricken means stricken with panic. Before noun: The panic-stricken children were screaming. After noun: Several of the children were  ...
Jill Meryl Levy, 1998
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History of the Terrible Financial Panic of 1873: Graphic and ...
The wrinkles on many a brow grew deeper ; there was a sullen groan, then a prolonged yelling, mixed with cheers ; there was whispering of white lips, and a sorrowful, frightened shaking of heads, whilst a score of panic-stricken brokers ...
‎1873
9
All Russia is Burning!: A Cultural History of Fire and Arson ...
4 From Novgorod Province, N. Brukhanskii wrote: “I've frequently been at fires and witnessed the peasants' panic-stricken inability to join together in common effort to put out the blaze.” From Smolensk Province, N. Kuznetsov explained that  ...
Cathy A. Frierson, 2012
10
Rhythmic Grammar: The Influence of Rhythm on Grammatical ...
The Influence of Rhythm on Grammatical Variation and Change in English Julia Schlüter. (34) a. He reminded Dexter of a panic-stricken mole who had suddenly found himself trapped outside his burrow. (Trevor Barnes: Taped, 1993; BNC) b.
Julia Schlüter, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PANIC-STRICKEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term panic-stricken is used in the context of the following news items.
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Big Brother 17: Pre-Veto Backdoor Plans In Week 5
So with Liz in the mix there was a choice to be made for panic-stricken Vanessa. Yes, Vanessa is freaking out again. Flashback to 12:05 PM ... «Big Brother Network, Jul 15»
2
Age old OGH inpatient ward may be shifted to Niloufer, Fever …
It may be noted that early this month, panic-stricken doctors protested after a large chunk of false ceiling collapsed in the chamber housing the ... «The Siasat Daily, Jul 15»
3
As the mighty Turkish armada was approaching . . . the nobility and …
... the Grande Soccorso promised by the haughty Don Garcia de Toledo, Viceroy of Sicily, had arrived and the Turks retreated panic-stricken. «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
4
'My wife was screaming for help and I couldn't get to her': Tunisia …
Tony and Christine Callaghan ran for their lives with other panic-stricken tourists as gunman Seifeddine Rezgui rampaged through the Sousse ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
5
Students turn bus windows into emergency exits | Bangalore NYOOOZ
They are equipped with rooftop emergency exit systems but often, panic-stricken passengers are unable to find the hammer," said Jagadish. «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
6
How an evil chowder spoiled memories of childhood clam-digging
By the time I got off the train and stood on the stifling, noisy subway platform trying to get to my Brooklyn neighbourhood, I was panic-stricken. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
7
UAS launches farmer helpline
Cholan said that panic-stricken farmers needed proper counseling to boost their confidence and make them desist from taking extreme steps ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
8
Quake shakes Islamabad, Punjab, KPK areas
The panic-stricken citizens rushed out of their houses reciting verses from holy Quran and Kalima. Pakistan straddles part of the boundary ... «SAMAA TV, Jul 15»
9
Richard II review – laughs and rage at Shakespeare's manchild king
... but he captures well Richard's sudden awareness of his vulnerability: “What must the king do now” is delivered in the panic-stricken tones of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Mild tremors felt in in Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh
Panic-stricken people came out of their houses in Dongargadh, Ambagarh Chowki and Chhuriya areas, located 150-200 kms away from the ... «Sakshi Post, Jul 15»

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