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panic

n.

Overpowering fright
fear, dread, alarm, fright; see fear 1.
Mob action, impelled by panic, sense 1
mob hysteria, group hysteria, frenzy, crush, rush, jam; see also confusion 2.
A wave of financial hysteria
run on the bank, crash, economic decline; see depression 3. See syn. study at fear.

push the panic button*

panic, become afraid, dread; see fear 1.

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Another word for panic

noun

Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger:
affright, alarm, apprehension, dread, fear, fearfulness, fright, funk, horror, terror, trepidation. (Slang) cold feet. Idiom: fear and trembling. See fear
(Slang)
Something or someone uproariously funny or absurd:
absurdity. (Informal) hoot, joke, laugh, scream. (Slang) gas, howl, riot. Idiom: a laugh a minute. See laughter

verb

To fill with fear:

affright, alarm, frighten, scare, scarify², startle, terrify, terrorize. (Archaic) fright. Idioms: make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, scare silly (or stiff), scare the daylights out of. See fear