panic-strickenadjective
uk/ˈpæn.ɪkˌstrɪk.ən/us/ˈpæn.ɪkˌstrɪk.ən/very frightened and worried about a situation, and therefore unable to think clearly or act reasonably:
The streets were full of panic-stricken people trying to escape the tear gas.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Afraid
- afraid
- be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlights idiom
- bottle
- bottle out
- cower
- fear for sb/sth
- fearfully
- horror-struck
- in terror of your life idiom
- intimidated
- panic
- panicky
- pants
- petrified
- quake
- terrified
- terror
- terror-stricken
- unconfident
- worst
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