panic-stricken

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

panic-stricken
    adj 1: thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation;
           "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked
           before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-
           stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" [syn:
           {panicky}, {panicked}, {panic-stricken}, {panic-struck},
           {terrified}, {frightened}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Panic-stricken \Pan"ic-strick`en\, Panic-struck
\Pan"ic-struck`\, a.
   Struck with a panic, or sudden fear; thrown into a state of
   intense fear; as, trying to keep back the panic-stricken
   crowd. --Burke.

   Syn: panicky, petrified, terrified, frightened.
        [1913 Webster] Paniculate

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

26 Moby Thesaurus words for "panic-stricken":
      afraid, aghast, alarmed, appalled, distressed, fearful, frenzied,
      horrified, horror-struck, hysterical, in a tizzy, jittery, jumpy,
      nervous, panic-struck, panicky, perturbed, petrified, scared stiff,
      stunned, stupefied, terrified, terror-stricken, terror-struck,
      unnerved, upset

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