/ˈpænɪk/
noun
Overpowering fright, often affecting groups of people or animals.Rapid reduction in asset prices due to broad efforts to raise cash in anticipation of continuing decline in asset prices.A kernel panic or system crash.verb
To feel overwhelming fear.To cause somebody to panic.(by extension) To crash.(by extension) To cause the system to crash.adjective
Pertaining to the god Pan.Of fear, fright etc: sudden or overwhelming (attributed by the ancient Greeks to the influence of Pan).