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1. Panic
   Panic is British navy slang for preparations at full speed on a ship getting ready to sail.
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2. Panic
   Panic is British navy slang for preparations at full speed on a ship getting ready to sail.
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3. panic
   [n] - sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events 2. [n] - an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety 3. [v] - feel panic 4. [v] - cause panic in
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4. Panic
   To panic is to be quickly overcome with a feeling of fear or worry.
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5. Panic
   Panic: A sudden strong feeling of fear that prevents reasonable thought or action. From the Greek woodland god Pan who was a frightening figure, part human, part goat, and whose pet caprice was to terrify people who ventured into rural areas, particularly at night.
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6. panic
   acute and overwhelming sense of fear and dread, usually of sudden onset and most often self-limiting and of short duration, from a few seconds to hours, the accompanying restlessness resulting in an urge to escape. A frequent but not lasting phenomenon following disasters and major emergencies; -DDM...
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7. Panic
   Pan'ic noun [ Latin panicum .] (Botany) A plant of the genus Panicum ; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass. Panic grass (Botany) , any grass of the genus Panicum .
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8. Panic
   Pan'ic adjective [ Greek ... of or pertaining to ... Pan, to whom the causing of sudden fright was ascribed: confer French panique .] Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; - - said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm. 'A panic fright.' Dryden.
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9. Panic
   Pan'ic noun [ Greek ... (with or without ... fear): confer French panigue . See Panic , adjective ] 1. A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause ...
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10. panic
    <botany> A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass. ... <botany> Panic grass, any grass of the genus Panicum. ... Origin: L. Panicum. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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11. panic
    terror noun an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
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12. panic
    noun sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; `panic in the stock market`; `a war scare`; `a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building`
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13. panic
    (pan´ik) acute, extreme anxiety with disorganization of personality and function; panic attacks are characteristic of panic disorder (see anxiety disorders) and may also occur in other mental disorders.
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14. Panic
    • (a.) By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs. • (a.) 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 i...
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15. panic
    (from the article `collective behaviour`) A number of common assumptions about behaviour under stress have been dispelled by research on responses to disaster. First, panic is rare. The quite ... The word panic is often applied to a strictly individual, maladaptive reaction of flight, immobility, or disorganization stemming from intense...
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16. panic
    in economics, acute financial disturbance, such as widespread bank failures, feverish stock speculation followed by a market crash, or a climate of ... [4 related articles]
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17. panic
    panic 1. Etymologically, 'terror caused by the god Pan'. The ancient Greeks believed that he lurked in lonely spots, and would frighten people by suddenly appearing or by making noises. English acquired the word via French panique and modern Latin panicus from Greek panikos, 'of Pan'. 2. In medicine...
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18. panic
    1. (operating system) What Unix does when a critical internal consistency checks fails in such a way that Unix cannot continue. The kernel attempts to print a short message on the console and write an image of memory into the swap area on disk. This can be analysed later using adb. The kernel will...
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19. panic
    
    • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
    • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
    
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20. panic
    panic, crisis in financial and economic conditions, marked by public loss of confidence in the financial structure. Panics are characterized by a general rush of investors to convert their assets into cash, with runs on banks and a rapid fall of the securities market. Bank failures and bankruptcies ...
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21. panic
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pan′ik Definitions: 1. Extreme and unreasoning anxiety and fear, often accompanied by disturbed breathing, increased heart activity, vasomotor changes, sweating, and a feeling of dread. See: anxiety
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22. Panic
    Sudden fright in financial markets with a mad irrational rush out of speculation into hard assets and liquidity
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23. panic
    Sudden extreme anxiety or fear that may cause irrational thoughts or actions. Panic may include rapid heart rate, flushing (a hot, red face), sweating, and trouble breathing.
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24. panic
    the general unavailability of a drug in a given area
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25. Panic
    `Panic` is a sudden sensation of fear which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and frantic agitation consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight reaction. Panic may occur singularly in individuals or manifest sudd...
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