panic-struck


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pan·ic-strick·en

(păn′ĭk-strĭk′ən) also pan·ic-struck (-strŭk′)
adj.
Overcome by panic; terrified.
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Adj.1.panic-struck - thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"
panicked, panicky, panic-stricken, terrified, frightened
afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
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I have heard upwards of ten score of windlasses spring like one into clanking life in the dead of night, filling the Downs with a panic-struck sound of anchors being torn hurriedly out of the ground at the first breath of his approach.
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Mr Weale, a member of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee, said the Bank was "not a nurse to markets" and there were no signs that consumers or business were "panic-struck" following Britain's decision to leave the European Union.
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Mr Weale, a member of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), said the Bank was "not a nurse to markets" and there were no signs that consumers or business were "panic-struck" following Britain's decision to leave the European Union.
Bank policymaker says interest rate cut may not be needed

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