The state of being in a fright, panic.

Fear, terror; dismay. Cf. amazement, n. 3. Now rare.

Fear, terror; alarm. Obsolete.

The action of terrifying someone; the fact or condition of being terrified, consternation; a state of terror or alarm.

A sudden feeling of alarm or fear of sufficient intensity or uncontrollableness as to lead to extravagant or wildly unthinking behaviour, such as…

(a) n. A general stampede or complete rout. (b) phr. (in the original French sense.) Hence as v., to stampede or scatter in flight.

(with plural agreement) a state of high alert or activity in response to an emergency; a state of general alarm or panic.

A rapid and severe decline or downturn; a state of rapidly worsening chaos, panic, or loss of control.