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Panic

noun/pˈænɪk/
Definition
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈænɪk/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈanɪk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈanɪk/
2 syllables Say it as /pˈænɪk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounan overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
nounsudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
“panic in the stock market”
verbbe overcome by a sudden fear
“The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away”
verbcause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic
“The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners”
Word Forms
panickyadjectivethrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
panicverbcause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic
terroristnouna radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
terrorizeverbcoerce by violence or with threats
terroriseverbcoerce by violence or with threats
terrifyverbfill with terror; frighten greatly
affrightverbcause fear in
scareyadjectiveprovoking fear terror
scareverbcause to lose courage
panicnounan overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Panik
ein überwältigendes Gefühl von Angst und Unruhe
🇫🇷French
panique
un sentiment accablant de peur et d'anxiété
🇪🇸Spanish
pánico
un sentimiento abrumador de miedo y ansiedad
🇮🇹Italian
panico
una sensazione opprimente di paura e ansia
🇳🇱Dutch
paniek
een overweldigend gevoel van angst en ongerustheid
🇵🇹Portuguese
pânico
uma sensação avassaladora de medo e ansiedade
🇷🇺Russian
паника
сильное чувство страха и беспокойства
India
🇮🇳Hindi
घबड़ाहट
भय और चिंता की अत्यधिक भावना
🇧🇩Bengali
আতঙ্ক
ভয় এবং উদ্বেগের একটি অপ্রতিরোধ্য অনুভূতি
🇮🇳Tamil
பீதி
பயம் மற்றும் பதட்டம் ஆகியவற்றின் பெரும் உணர்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
భయాందోళనలు
భయం మరియు ఆందోళన యొక్క అధిక భావన
🇮🇳Marathi
घबराट
भीती आणि चिंतेची जबरदस्त भावना
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગભરાટ
ભય અને ચિંતાની જબરજસ્ત લાગણી
🇮🇳Kannada
ದಿಗಿಲು
ಭಯ ಮತ್ತು ಆತಂಕದ ಅಗಾಧ ಭಾವನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പരിഭ്രാന്തി
ഭയത്തിൻ്റെയും ഉത്കണ്ഠയുടെയും അമിതമായ വികാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਘਬਰਾਹਟ
ਡਰ ਅਤੇ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਭਾਵਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
خوف و ہراس
خوف اور اضطراب کا زبردست احساس
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
恐慌
一种压倒性的恐惧和焦虑感
🇯🇵Japanese
パニック
圧倒的な恐怖と不安の感情
🇰🇷Korean
공황
압도적인 두려움과 불안감
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hoảng loạn
một cảm giác sợ hãi và lo lắng tột độ
🇹🇭Thai
ตื่นตกใจ
ความรู้สึกกลัวและวิตกกังวลอย่างท่วมท้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
panik
perasaan takut dan cemas yang luar biasa
🇲🇾Malay
panik
perasaan takut dan cemas yang teramat sangat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ذعر
شعور ساحق بالخوف والقلق
🇮🇷Persian
وحشت
احساس ترس و اضطراب شدید
🇹🇷Turkish
panik
ezici bir korku ve endişe hissi
🇮🇱Hebrew
בהלה
תחושה סוחפת של פחד וחרדה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'panic'?
The primary meaning of 'panic' is 'an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'panic' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'panic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'panic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'panic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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