panicking

verb

Meaning

To feel overwhelming fear.
To cause somebody to panic.
(by extension) To crash.
(by extension) To cause the system to crash.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

panic-stricken(English)terrified(English)frightened(English)afraid(English)panic-struck(English)scaremongering(English)frenzy(English)panic-buy(English)calm(English)rushes(English)flee(English)panic(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data

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