Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare. · Ellipsis of kernel panic (“on Unix-derived operating systems: an action taken by the operating system when it cannot recover from a fatal error”); (by extension) any computer system crash. · A rapid reduction in asset prices due to broad efforts to raise cash in anticipation of such prices continuing to decline. · A highly amusing or entertaining performer, performance, or show; a riot, a scream.
Alternative letter-case form of Panic (“pertaining to the Greek god Pan”). · Of fear, fright, etc: overwhelming or sudden. · Pertaining to or resulting from overwhelming fear or fright.
To cause (someone) to feel panic (“overwhelming fear or fright”); also, to frighten (someone) into acting hastily. · To cause (a computer system) to crash. · To highly amuse, entertain, or impress (an audience watching a performance or show). · To feel panic, or overwhelming fear or fright; to freak out, to lose one's head.
The adjective is borrowed from Middle French panique, a word itself borrowed from Ancient Greek πανικός (panikós, “pertaining to Pan”); Pan, the Greek god of fields and woods, was believed to be the source of mysterious sounds that caused contagious, groundless fear in herds and crowds, or in people in lonely spots. Adjective sense 3 (“pertaining to or resulting from overpowering fear or fright”) is partly an attributive use of the noun. The noun is derived from the adjective, while the verb is derived from the noun. Verb sense 1.3 (“to highly amuse, entertain, or impress (an audience watching a performance or show”) is derived from noun sense 4 (“a highly amusing or entertaining performer, performance, or show”).
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