panic-stricken in English

adjective

1

affected with panic; very frightened.

the panic-stricken victims rushed out of their blazing homes

synonyms: alarmed, frightened, scared (stiff), terrified, terror-stricken, petrified, horrified, horror-stricken, fearful, afraid, panicky, frantic, in a frenzy, nervous, agitated, hysterical, beside oneself, worked up, overwrought, in a cold sweat, in a flap, in a fluster, in a tizzy

adjective

• alarmed, frightened, scared (stiff), terrified, terror-stricken, petrified, horrified, horror-stricken, fearful, afraid, panicky, frantic, in a frenzy, nervous, agitated, hysterical, beside oneself, worked up, overwrought, in a cold sweat, in a flap, in a fluster, in a tizzy
• panicky, panicked, frightened, panic-struck, terrified

Use "panic-stricken" in a sentence

1. 15 Jack caught a glimpse of her panic-stricken face.

2. The panic - stricken crowd rushed to the emergency exit.

3. The two heroic sisters quickly headed off the panic - stricken sheep.

4. There was a stampede of panic - stricken crowd from the burning hotel.

5. Years later the island became the scene of a bloody massacre; when the Mamelukes entered Tripoli in 1289 the panic-stricken inhabitants fled to the port and crossed over to the island.