panic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpanɪk/

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• Hyphenation: pan‧ic

Noun

Singular panic

Plural panics

1. (uncountable) Panic is a very strong and overwhelming fear which dominates thinking.

   When he yelled "fire!" a panic went through the crowd and suddenly people were yelling and pushing to get out.

Related words and phrases

• panic attack
• panic button
• panic disorder
• panic room

Verb

Plain form panic

Third-person singular panics

Past tense panicked

Past participle panicked

Present participle panicking

1. To feel strong, overwhelming fear.

   I'm panicking about the test tomorrow. It's half of our final grade and I haven't even started studying yet.

   Don't panic. If everyone stays calm, no one will get hurt.