This is the 13427th most frequent Polish word.
panikę
"Panikę" means "panic" in English.
The word 'panikę' is used here as a noun in the accusative case, indicating the emotion experienced due to an event.
Poczuliśmy panikę podczas trzęsienia ziemi.
We felt panic during the earthquake.
In this sentence, 'paniki' is the genitive case of the noun used to indicate the concept of panic that should be avoided.
Nie należy wzbudzać paniki w sytuacjach kryzysowych.
One should not cause panic in critical situations.
Here, 'paniką' is in the instrumental case, showing the manner or state contrasting 'calm.'