The Clue
Hysterias on Wall Street (6 letter answer)
The Answer
PANICS
Tags
Notes
The answer PANICS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
Convulses one with laughter
Falls apart
Goes to pieces
Loses control
Loses it
Crises on Wall St.
Depression starters, maybe
Emulates Chicken Little
Freaks out in fear
Loses one's cool
Loses one's head
Widespread, irrational fears
Definition
PANIC as a noun:
1. (panic, terror, affright) = an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
2. (panic, scare) = sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"
PANIC as a verb:
1. be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"
2. cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"