The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PANIC which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Spreading fear crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PANIC | 100 % | 5 |
Why may PANIC be the right solution?
The answer "PANIC" fits the clue "Spreading fear" because panic is an intense feeling of fear or anxiety that can quickly spread among a group of people.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spreading fear
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Crossword Answer definitions
PANIC noun- Overpowering fright, often affecting groups of people or animals.
- Rapid reduction in asset prices due to broad efforts to raise cash in anticipation of continuing decline in asset prices.
- A kernel panic or system crash.
- To feel overwhelming fear.
- To cause somebody to panic.
- (by extension) To crash.
- (by extension) To cause the system to crash.
- Pertaining to the god Pan.
- Of fear, fright etc: sudden or overwhelming (attributed by the ancient Greeks to the influence of Pan).
- A plant of the genus Panicum.
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