panickiness
State of alarm
The quality or state of being prone to panic—easily alarmed or given to anxious overreaction.
Her panickiness during minor crises made her a poor candidate for emergency response work.
The word is informal and somewhat awkward, often replaced by more established terms like nervousness or anxiety.
Violent mental agitation
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
outburst · delirium · flap · overreaction · snowballing · contagion · stampede · spreading
Persistent apprehensive distress
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
worry · alarm · foreboding · angst · disquiet · fear · misgiving · concern
State of anxious unease
- edginessRestless nervous tension
- skittishnessProne to sudden alarm
- jitterinessNervous, trembling state
- fretfulnessIrritable, anxious state
restlessness · tenseness · touchiness · irritability · high-strung · excitability · hypersensitivity · hair-trigger
Covered with water
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
paralyzed · immobilized · frozen · unraveling · spiraling · drowning · bombarded · besieged
Nervous agitation
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- shakinessState of quivering
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- sweatingMoisture through pores
fidgeting · twitchiness · jumpiness · butterflies · hyperventilating · nausea · dizziness · flushing
frenzy
Violent mental agitation
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
turmoil · outburst · delirium · flap · overreaction · snowballing · contagion · stampede · spreading · intensifying
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
trepidation · worry · alarm · foreboding · angst · disquiet · fear · misgiving · concern · distress
nervousness
State of anxious unease
- edginessRestless nervous tension
- skittishnessProne to sudden alarm
- jitterinessNervous, trembling state
fretfulness · restlessness · tenseness · touchiness · irritability · high-strung · excitability · hypersensitivity · hair-trigger · thin-skinned
flooded
Covered with water
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
overcome · paralyzed · immobilized · frozen · unraveling · spiraling · drowning · bombarded · besieged · overloaded
jitters
Nervous agitation
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- shakinessState of quivering
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
sweating · fidgeting · twitchiness · jumpiness · butterflies · hyperventilating · nausea · dizziness · flushing · lightheadedness