alarmed, to be Copy link Outline 1. trĕpĭdo, 1 (denoting agitation and panic)2. extĭmesco, tĭmŭi, 3 (to be greatly in fear)3. păvĕo, pāvi, 2 (of strong panic-fear) • alarmed, to be: 1. trĕpĭdo, 1 (denoting agitation and panic): children are a. and fear everything in the blinding darkness, pueri tr. atque omnia caecis in tenebris metuunt, Lucr.: Virg. 2. extĭmesco, tĭmŭi, 3 (to be greatly in fear): even the horses of the gladiators were greatly a. by the sudden hisses, equi ipsi gladiatorum repentinis sibilis extimescebant, Cic.: Ter. 3. păvĕo, pāvi, 2 (of strong panic-fear): I am greatly a. when in-doors, and terrified when out of doors, et intus paveo et foris formido, Pl.: v. to be afraid, dread.