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Webster 1913 Edition

Panic

Pan′ic

,
Noun.
[L.
panicum
.]
(Bot.)
A plant of the genus
Panicum
; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass.
Panic grass
(Bot.)
,
any grass of the genus
Panicum
.

Pan′ic

,
Adj.
[Gr.
πανικόσ
of or pertaining to
Πάν
Pan, to whom the causing of sudden fright was ascribed: cf. F.
panique
.]
Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; – said of fear or fright;
as,
panic
fear, terror, alarm
.
“A panic fright.”
Dryden.

Pan′ic

,
Noun.
[Gr.
τὸ πανικόν
(with or without
δεῖμα
fear): cf. F.
panique
. See
Panic
,
Adj.
]
1.
A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger;
as, the troops were seized with a
panic
; they fled in a
panic
.
2.
By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.

Webster 1828 Edition

Panic

PAN'IC

,
Noun.
A sudden fright; particularly, a sudden fright without real cause, or terror inspired by a trifling cause or misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic.

PAN'IC

,
Adj.
Extreme or sudden; applied to fright; as panic fear.

PAN'IC

,
Noun.
[L. panicum.] A plant and its grain, of the genus Panicum. The grain or seed is like millet,and it is cultivated in some parts of Europe for bread.

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