Pan″ic, a. [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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.