panicky

adjective

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  1. worried
  2. upset
  3. apprehensive
  4. nervous
  5. frightened
  6. anxious
  7. jittery
  8. afraid
Adjective
  • Rather than being concerned that Musk has too much influence over the president-elect, Jayapal should be worried about who’s making decisions for the current president.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Gift recipients are much less worried about when the gift arrives.
    Rebecca Walker Reczek, Cory Haltman, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • Playing shorthanded against one of the best defenses the Vols have faced all season did not help the visitors’ upset chances.
    David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • New Mom Gives Birth, Only To Learn What Family Did With Baby By Jack Beresford Senior Life and Trends Reporter 10 A woman whose daughter was born via cesarean section has opened up about the one thing that left her upset following the birth.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of upset
Adjective
  • Thirty-one percent of respondents are apprehensive about disciplining their children in public for fear of tantrums, a concern that Janning suggested may be amplified by the growing concern of negative judgment on social media.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Getting pummeled again and again by hurricanes has left many in Florida's Taylor County tired, alarmed and apprehensive.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of apprehensive
Adjective
  • That could be especially helpful for passengers who are nervous about being on a ship.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Too nervous to ask him on an actual date, Beth instead asked him for a reservation at Maison Premiere.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of nervous
Adjective
  • When Martin dies in class after getting frightened in a dream, the sheet is accidentally pulled off of his gurney to reveal his death rictus.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
  • His fervor to determine who took the weapon reveals a shockingly monstrous side, turning his wife and children into frightened suspects and leading to a jarring tonal-shift ending that proves to be a cathartic, believable final destination for a film simmering with mistrust and anger.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of frightened
Adjective
  • The horror sequel centers on pop star and drug addict Skye Riley (Naomi Scott), who's anxious about a comeback tour and visits her dealer for pills.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • His words speak to an anxious, ongoing need not just to entertain, but to distract, to overact, to keep the audience unmoored, all in an effort to hide deep and intractable feelings of inadequacy.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of anxious
Adjective
  • This will likely do little to calm a jittery public.
    Michael Wilson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But French people are likely to face uncertainty about pension payments and tax rates, as well as jittery financial markets.
    Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of jittery
Adjective
  • Even in districts that have staff dedicated to teaching Black history, some teachers are afraid of violating state law, according to Brian Knowles, who oversees African American, Holocaust and Latino studies for the Palm Beach County school district.
    Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • James Mangold isn’t afraid of being thought of as a journeyman director.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of afraid
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