panicky
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈpænɪki/
:
nervioso
- For an instant, a panicky thought pushes sleep away: Will I know when I hold Eli?
- feel panicky
- get panicky
- panicky voice
I 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
201
2.7
Feeling worried or nervous about something that might happen
143
1.3
Feeling afraid or nervous and easily frightened
93
3.9
Very worried and acting quickly in a wild, uncontrolled way
54
4.3
Feeling nervous and easily startled by sudden sounds
29
4.6
So frightened that you cannot move or think clearly
26
4.5
Feeling nervous and unable to stay still
19
4.3
To feel sudden strong fear and act without thinking
16
4.6
Feeling sudden, strong fear that makes it hard to think or act calmly
10
2.2
Suddenly afraid or worried because you think something bad might happen
4
6.3
Suddenly very afraid and acting without thinking
3
1.0
Being afraid because something seems dangerous
1
7.7
Suddenly feeling very frightened
Suddenly very afraid and unable to think clearly
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'.