panicky
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈpænɪki/
- For an instant, a panicky thought pushes sleep away: Will I know when I hold Eli?
- feel panicky
- get panicky
- panicky voice
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Watch on YouTubeI have burst into like uncontrollable panicky tears twice.
- I have burst into like uncontrollable panicky tears twice.
- And, and, and so, and I started getting real panicky because there's the show's growing.
- I know that and I know a lot of things feel really panicky and anxious right now.
- We think of anxiety as the person who's worried, fretful, panicky, and tentative.
- Like I just get so anxious and panicky and feel like a fear of unsafety.
- Beware of less spirited vices like being panicky, cross grained, hopeless, suspicious.
- You would have to just feel so overwhelmed by things that you had to do, almost like panicky.
- It, that was my first Test where he, if I would have came in like panicky or Greg is at the same car, like nervous.
Examples
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He spoke in a panicky voice as he rushed to find help for his injured friend.
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It's very hard to concentrate with that panicky tone in your voice!
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Before that there has been a panicky response to some other technology developments.
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I know that and I know a lot of things feel really panicky and anxious right now.
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Then they turned and made a panicky retreat to the boats.
Fiction book (2002) -
Like I just get so anxious and panicky and feel like a fear of unsafety.
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I felt sick and panicky about this now out-of-control downward spiral.
Academic text (2004) -
When Tyrone stood, he felt dizzy and panicky, as if the floor was tilting.
Fiction book (1990) -
We think of anxiety as the person who's worried, fretful, panicky, and tentative.
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"Okay!" Cee Cee said, feeling suddenly foolish and panicky and not sure she remembered the instructions he'd given her.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling fear or worry about something
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1.3
Feeling worried and easily frightened
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2.1
Feeling very afraid because you think something bad will happen
343
1.0
Being afraid because something seems dangerous
230
2.7
Feeling worried or nervous about something that might happen
115
1.3
Feeling afraid or nervous and easily frightened
94
3.9
Very worried and acting quickly in a wild, uncontrolled way
81
2.2
Suddenly afraid or worried because you think something bad might happen
59
4.3
Feeling nervous and easily startled by sudden sounds
54
4.6
Feeling sudden, strong fear that makes it hard to think or act calmly
39
4.6
So frightened that you cannot move or think clearly
37
4.3
To feel sudden strong fear and act without thinking
25
4.5
Feeling nervous and unable to stay still
4
6.3
Suddenly very afraid and acting without thinking
1
7.7
Suddenly feeling very frightened
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7.5
Suddenly very afraid and unable to think clearly
1
8.4
Feeling very surprised and worried by something unexpected
Antonyms
How Scared
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Panicky comes from panic, a word for sudden fear that goes back to the Greek god Pan, who was thought to cause sudden fright. The -y ending means 'full of' or 'having', so panicky means 'full of sudden, uncontrolled fear'.