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Word of the day
for April 12
panic adj
  1. (Greek mythology, archaic) Alternative letter-case form of Panic (pertaining to the Greek god Pan).
  2. (by extension (see the etymology))
    1. Of fear, fright, etc: overwhelming or sudden.
    2. Pertaining to or resulting from overwhelming fear or fright.

panic n

  1. (uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.
  2. (countable, computing) Ellipsis of kernel panic (on Unix-derived operating systems: an action taken by the operating system when it cannot recover from a fatal error); (by extension) any computer system crash.
  3. (countable, economics, finance) A rapid reduction in asset prices due to broad efforts to raise cash in anticipation of such prices continuing to decline.
  4. (countable, US, originally theater, colloquial) A highly amusing or entertaining performer, performance, or show; a riot, a scream.

panic v

  1. (transitive)
    1. To cause (someone) to feel panic (overwhelming fear or fright); also, to frighten (someone) into acting hastily.
    2. (computing) To cause (a computer system) to crash.
    3. (US, colloquial) To highly amuse, entertain, or impress (an audience watching a performance or show).
  2. (intransitive)
    1. To feel panic, or overwhelming fear or fright; to freak out, to lose one's head.
    2. (computing) Of a computer system: to crash.

Brendon Urie, the American singer, songwriter, and musician behind the project Panic! at the Disco, was born on this day 35 years ago in 1987.

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