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panicked

SayPAN-ikt/ˈpænɪkt/

2 meanings of panicked

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Feeling sudden strong fear that makes it hard to stay calm.

    Like how you feel when you suddenly think you've lost your phone in a busy place.

    The panicked crowd rushed toward the only exit.

    She sounded panicked when she called for help.

    Similarfrantic, terrified, frightened, alarmed, hysterical

    Oppositecalm, composed, unruffled, collected

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  2. 2
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of panic. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

    The horse panicked when the fireworks began.

    Everyone panicked and ran for the doors.

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panicked is a form of panic

panic, verb: To suddenly feel so afraid that you cannot think or act calmly. Full entry

Forms
panicpanics he/she/itpanicking -ing formpanicked past tense, past participle
Spelling
panic → panicked: add k, then -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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Origin

It comes from the word "panic" plus the ending "-ed".