Definition of "panic-struck" []

• Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Is she to be the only adventurer, who pursues her course through life aimless, tossed upon the waves of circumstance, intoxicated by joy, panic-struck by misfortune, or stupidly receptive of it?"
• "But, in the middle of the night I woke up panic-struck with all the dangers the beach can bring."
• "Convinced that she was little more than a financial opportunist, Ari became panic-struck when Alexander announced his desire to marry the woman."