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Definition of Panic-stricken
1. Adjective. Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation. "The terrified horse bolted"
Similar to: Afraid
Derivative terms: Panic
Definition of Panic-stricken
1. Adjective. Very frightened, and unable to react sensibly because of panic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Panic-stricken
Literary usage of Panic-stricken
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (1904)
"... intriguing schemer, who was panic- stricken at the name of Napoleon, and guilty
through his blunders at Krasnoe and Berezina of robbing the Russian army ..."
2. Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson by Gideon Welles (1911)
"... Generals — The President's Opinion of McClellan and Pope — Rumors of a Proposed
Revolution — An Estimate of Halleck — panic-stricken New York — A Scheme ..."
3. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"... Coon Creek — My Adventure with a panic-stricken Herd — A Camp Aroused at
Midnight — Hairbreadth Escape — The Extinction of the Buffalo— Wanton Slaughter ..."
4. Life of Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest by John Allan Wyeth (1908)
"... and his Command Driven, a panic-stricken Mass, from the Field—Relentless
Pursuit for nearly Fifty Miles from the Battle-field—Capture of Eighteen Pieces ..."
5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1892)
"... and Berlin and Vienna were on one occasion panic stricken by an exaggerated
report of a remark to a Polish deputy by the Emperor of Austria in which he ..."
6. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1900)
"Wm. Bark Cap'n of the Guard. [No. 868.] George Clinton Advises a Panic-Stricken
Assistant Deputy Quartermaster-General. ..."
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