/ Dictionary / Index P panic-stricken: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pan•ic-strick•en Pronunciation: (pan'ik-strik"un), [key] — adj. overcome with, characterized by, or resulting from fear, panic, or the like: panic-stricken parents looking for their child; a panic-stricken phone call. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: panic-stricken (Thesaurus) panicle paniculate Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language