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panic-stricken

panic-stricken adjective: very frightened, and unable to react sensibly because of panic. Also the past participle of panic-strike.

Adjective

panic-stricken (comparative more panic-stricken, superlative most panic-stricken)

  1. Very frightened, and unable to react sensibly because of panic.
    Synonyms:
    panic-struck

Also used as

panic-stricken is also the past participle of panic-strike.

panic-stricken meaning in Arabic

panic-stricken in Arabic

very frightened
مَذْعُور maḏʕūr

Synonyms of panic-stricken

Forms of panic-stricken

comparativemore panic-stricken
superlativemost panic-stricken
alternative formpanicstricken

Questions about panic-stricken

What does panic-stricken mean?
Panic-stricken means very frightened, and unable to react sensibly because of panic.
What is panic-stricken in Arabic?
Panic-stricken in Arabic is مَذْعُور (maḏʕūr). See Panic-stricken meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is panic-stricken?
Panic-stricken is an adjective.

Words near panic-stricken in the dictionary

  1. panic-buying
  2. panic-buys
  3. panic-disordered
  4. panic-monger
  5. panic-mongers
  6. panic-stricken
  7. panic-strike
  8. panic-strikes
  9. panic-striking
  10. panic-struck
  11. panical

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