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Definition of Panic-struck
1. Adjective. Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation. "The terrified horse bolted"
Similar to: Afraid
Derivative terms: Panic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Panic-struck
Literary usage of Panic-struck
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... is matter of doubt. "We shall make a move towards them to-day, with a view to
avail ourselves of circumstances. The enemy appear to be panic-struck in ..."
2. Diary of a Southern Refugee, During the War by Judith White Brockenbrough] [McGuire (1868)
"A gentleman, high in position, panic-struck, was heard to exclaim, yesterday : "
Norfolk has fallen, Richmond will fall, Virginia is to be given up, ..."
3. Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History: Comprising the History of England by Matthew Paris, Roger (1849)
"... The French were panic-struck by this report, as they nad often had experience
of the king's bravery: they therefore chose to fly rather than to fight, ..."
4. Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History: Comprising the History of England by Roger, Matthew Paris (1849)
"... The French were panic-struck by this report, as they nad often had experience
of the king's bravery: they therefore chose to fly rather than to fight, ..."
5. Our First Century: Being a Popular Descriptive Portraiture of the One by Richard Miller Devens (1876)
"—Most Serious in San Francisco.—Lives and Property Lost.—Women and Children
Panic-Struck. —Direction of the Shocks. ..."
6. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon, in by Philippe-Paul Ségur (1825)
"It was a panic-struck army, which his light cavalry alone was sufficient to put
to flight. This ebullition extorted a smile from Napoleon; but in order to ..."
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