panicked

English

Etymology

From panic +‎ -ed.

Verb

panicked

  1. simple past and past participle of panic

Adjective

panicked (comparative more panicked, superlative most panicked)

  1. Experiencing or in a state of panic.
    • 2010, Susan Wilson, chapter 9, in One Good Dog, Large Print edition, Waterville, Me.: Wheeler Publishing, →ISBN, page 84:
      I really wasn’t panicked. Despite the four feet of aluminum pole dangling like a misplaced tail, I knew I wasn’t attached to some demon, but had slipped the grip of the man, who then raced after me, yelling invectives guaranteed to emphasize his mistake rather than my escape.

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