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Definition of "panic-stricken" [pan•ic-strick•en]

  • Overcome by panic; terrified. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "panic-stricken" in a sentence
  • "Lena remained silent, but turned to look at the panic-stricken man sitting across the room from her, furiously texting."
  • "You get a quick glimpse of the cop behind the wheel, face panic-stricken, as he flies past, plowing through a pile of curbside garbage and newspaper racks."
  • "I don't understand why we have to be so fearful and panic-stricken?"