nounπShareOverpowering fright, often affecting groups of people or animals."The sudden loud noise caused widespread panics in the crowd. "mindemotionsensationgroupdisasteractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareRapid reduction in asset prices due to broad efforts to raise cash in anticipation of continuing decline in asset prices."The stock market panics of 2008 and 2020 led to significant losses for many investors as everyone rushed to sell their stocks. "economybusinessfinanceassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA kernel panic or system crash.""The programmer spent all night debugging, trying to figure out what caused the sudden panics that kept crashing the server." "computingsystemtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo feel overwhelming fear."When the fire alarm rang suddenly, everyone in the office panics. "mindsensationemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause somebody to panic."The sudden loud noise panicked the children in the classroom. "mindsensationemotionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(by extension) To crash."The computer system often panics when too many users try to access it at once. "technologycomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(by extension) To cause the system to crash."A sudden power outage sometimes panics the server, leading to data loss. "computingtechnologysystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
