panicked

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panicked

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From panic + -ed.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of panic

adjective more panicked · most panicked

  1. Experiencing or in a state of panic. I really wasn’t panicked. Despite the four feet of aluminum pole dangling like a misplaced tail, I knew I wasn’t attached to some demon, but had slipped the grip of the man, who then raced after me, yelling invectives guaranteed to emphasize his mistake rather than my escape.

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Closest in meaning: panic-stricken, terrified, frightened, afraid, panic-struck, fear, scared, choked, freaked, frantic, alarmed, subpanicled, frenzied, flustered, harried, wild

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@misc{panicked_2026,
  title = {panicked},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/panicked},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}