panic-strike

verb

To elicit feelings of panic in someone or something.

Meanings

verbpanic-strike (third-person singular simple present panic-strikes, present participle panic-striking, simple past panic-struck, past participle panic-stricken)

present singular third person panic-strikes · participle present panic-striking · past panic-struck · participle past panic-stricken

  1. transitiveTo elicit feelings of panic in someone or something.
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APA

panic-strike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panic-strike

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panic-strike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panic-strike.

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