pan·ic

[ˈpanik]

NOUN

sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior:

"she hit him in panic" · "he ran to the library in a blind panic"

SIMILAR:

alarm

anxiety

nervousness

fear

fright

trepidation

VERB

feel or cause to feel panic:

"the crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit" · "talk of love panicked her"

SIMILAR:

be alarmed

be scared

be nervous

be afraid

overreact