panic

Main Entry:
panic [pan-ik]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: extreme fright
Synonyms: agitation, alarm, cold feet, confusion, consternation, crush, dismay, dread, fear, frenzy, horror, hysteria, jam, rush, scare, stampede, terror, trepidation
Antonyms: calm, collectedness, confidence, contentment, security
Main Entry: panic
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: become, make afraid or distressed
Synonyms: alarm, be terror-stricken, become hysterical, chicken out, clutch, come apart, freeze up, go to pieces, have a fit, lose it, lose nerve, overreact, push panic button, run scared, scare, shake in boots, stampede, startle, terrify, unnerve
Antonyms: be calm, be content
Main Entry: alarm
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: feeling of sudden fear
Synonyms: anxiety, apprehension, cold feet, consternation, dismay, distress, dread, fright, horror, nervousness, panic, scare, strain, stress, tension, terror, trepidation, unease, uneasiness
Antonyms: assurance, calmness, composure, confidence, peace, quietness, repose, security
Main Entry: alarm
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: upset
Synonyms: amaze, astonish, chill, daunt, dismay, distress, frighten, give a turn, make jump, panic, scare, scare silly, scare stiff, scare to death, spook, startle, surprise, terrify, unnerve
Antonyms: assure, calm, gladden, reassure, repose, soothe
Main Entry: amuse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: entertain; make laugh
Synonyms: break one up, charm, cheer, crack up, delight, divert, fracture, gladden, grab*, gratify, interest, kill*, knock dead, make roll in the aisles, occupy, panic*, please, put away, regale, slay, tickle, wow*
Notes: the first meaning of amuse was 'to divert the attention of in order to mislead,' 'delude, deceive' and now means 'entertain, make smile or laugh'; bemuse means 'confuse, bewilder, puzzle'
Antonyms: anger, annoy, bore, dull, tire, upset
Main Entry: anxiety
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: worry, tension
Synonyms: all-overs, angst, ants in pants, apprehension, botheration, butterflies, care, cold sweat, concern, creeps, disquiet, disquietude, distress, doubt, downer, drag*, dread, fidgets, flap, foreboding, fretfulness, fuss, goose bumps, heebie-jeebies, jitters, jumps, misery, misgiving, mistrust, nail-biting, needles, nervousness, panic, pins and needles, restlessness, shakes, shivers, solicitude, suffering, suspense, sweat*, trouble, uncertainty, unease, uneasiness, watchfulness, willies, worriment
Antonyms: assurance, calmness, composure, contentment, ease, happiness, nonchalance, peace, tranquility
Main Entry: consternation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: dismay, distress
Synonyms: alarm, amazement, anxiety, awe, bewilderment, confusion, distraction, dread, fear, fright, horror, muddle, muddlement, panic, perplexity, shock, stupefaction, terror, trepidation, trepidity, wonder
Antonyms: calm, composure, happiness, peacefulness, tranquility
Main Entry: depression
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: economic decline
Synonyms: bad times, bankruptcy, bear market, big trouble, bottom out, bust, crash, crisis, deflation, dislocation, downturn, drop, failure, hard times, inactivity, inflation, overproduction, panic, paralysis, rainy days, recession, retrenchment, sag, slide, slowness, slump, stagflation, stagnation, unemployment
Antonyms: recovery, surge
Main Entry: dismay
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disappointed feeling; distress
Synonyms: agitation, alarm, anxiety, apprehension, blue funk, blues, bummer, chagrin, cold feet, consternation, discouragement, disheartenment, disillusionment, downer, dread, dumps, fear, fright, funk, hassle, horror, letdown, panic, terror, the blahs, trepidation, upset
Antonyms: assurance, confidence, encouragement, happiness
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