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Panic
'''Panic''' is an instance, outbreak, or period of such fear.<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/panic Panic], Dictionary.com, The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary, Accessed December 28, 2010.</ref> Panic could be a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals. The following sentence is of the nature of, caused by, or indicating panic: ''A wave of panic selling shook the [[stock market]].''
==References==
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==Also See==
* [[Terror]]
* [[Alarm]]
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