'Panic-struck' definitions:
Definition of 'panic-struck'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic- stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" [syn: panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened]
Definition of 'Panic-struck'
From: GCIDE
- Panic-stricken \Pan"ic-strick`en\, Panic-struck \Pan"ic-struck`\, a. Struck with a panic, or sudden fear; thrown into a state of intense fear; as, trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd. --Burke.
- Syn: panicky, petrified, terrified, frightened. [1913 Webster] Paniculate