Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panic-stricken

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
pan-ic-strick-en
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very frightened, and unable to react sensibly because of panic.

verb

past participle of panic-strike

Inflected Forms

more panic-stricken (comparative) most panic-stricken (superlative) panicstricken (alternative)

Synonyms

panic-struck panicky panicked terrified frightened

Questions

What does panic-stricken mean?
Very frightened, and unable to react sensibly because of panic.

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