The Collaborative International Dictionary
Panic-struck
Panic-stricken \Pan"ic-strick`en\, Panic-struck
\Pan"ic-struck`\, a.
Struck with a panic, or sudden fear; thrown into a state of
intense fear; as, trying to keep back the panic-stricken
crowd.
--Burke.
Syn: panicky, petrified, terrified, frightened.
WordNet
panic-struck
adj. thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" [syn: panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, terrified, frightened]
Usage examples of "panic-struck".
Outside the window the shrilling of the whippoorwills had suddenly ceased, and above the murmurs of the gathering crowd there came the sound of a panic-struck whirring and fluttering.