panique

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See also: paniqué

French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle French panique, a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πανικός (panikós), from Πάν (Pán). Pan, the Greek god of fields and woods, was believed to be the source of mysterious sounds that caused contagious, groundless fear in herds and crowds, or in people in lonely spots.

Adjective

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panique (plural paniques)

  1. (archaic or literary) pertaining to the god Pan
  2. (literary) panicked
  3. (of fear) sudden, violent, and mostly baseless
    peur paniquestrong fear, terror

Noun

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panique f (plural paniques)

  1. panic
    crise de paniquepanic attack
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Russian: па́ника (pánika)
    • Georgian: პანიკა (ṗaniḳa)
  • Turkish: panik

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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panique

  1. inflection of paniquer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative