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panic

noun

  1. =  fear, alarm, horror, terror, anxiety, dismay, hysteria, fright, agitation, consternation, trepidation, a flap (informal) • The earthquake has caused panic among the population.

verb

  1. = go to pieces, overreact, become hysterical, have kittens (informal), lose your nerve, be terror-stricken, lose your bottle (British, slang) • The guests panicked and screamed when the bomb went off.
  2. =  alarm, scare, terrify, startle, unnerve • The dogs were panicked by the noise.

'panic' in Other Languages

  • British English: panicPronunciation for panic Panic is a strong feeling of anxiety or fear that makes you act without thinking carefully.A look of panic crossed the man's face.ˈpænɪk NOUN
  • Arabic: ذُعْرٌPronunciation for ذُعْرٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pânicoPronunciation for pânico
  • Chinese: 惊慌Pronunciation for 惊慌
  • Croatian: panikaPronunciation for panika
  • Czech: panikaPronunciation for panika
  • Danish: panikPronunciation for panik
  • Dutch: paniekPronunciation for paniek
  • European Spanish: pánicoPronunciation for pánico
  • Finnish: paniikkiPronunciation for paniikki
  • French: paniquePronunciation for panique
  • German: PanikPronunciation for Panik
  • Greek: πανικόςPronunciation for πανικός
  • Italian: panicoPronunciation for panico
  • Japanese: パニックPronunciation for パニック
  • Korean: 공포Pronunciation for 공포
  • Norwegian: panikkPronunciation for panikk
  • Polish: panikaPronunciation for panika
  • Portuguese: pânicoPronunciation for pânico
  • Romanian: panică panici
  • Russian: паникаPronunciation for паника
  • Spanish: pánicoPronunciation for pánico
  • Swedish: panikPronunciation for panik
  • Thai: ความหวาดกลัวหรือวิตกกังวลPronunciation for ความหวาดกลัวหรือวิตกกังวล
  • Turkish: panikPronunciation for panik
  • Ukrainian: паніка
  • Vietnamese: sự hoảng sợPronunciation for sự hoảng sợ
  • British English: panicPronunciation for panic If you panic, or if someone or something panics you, you become anxious or afraid, and act without thinking carefully.I panicked when the spider fell onto my knee.ˈpænɪk VERB
  • Arabic: يُصِيبُ بِالْذُّعْرِPronunciation for يُصِيبُ بِالْذُّعْرِ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: entrar em pânicoPronunciation for entrar em pânico
  • Chinese: 惊慌Pronunciation for 惊慌
  • Croatian: paničaritiPronunciation for paničariti
  • Czech: panikařitPronunciation for panikařit zpanikařit
  • Danish: gå i panikPronunciation for gå i panik
  • Dutch: in paniek rakenPronunciation for in paniek raken
  • European Spanish: entrar en pánicoPronunciation for entrar en pánico
  • Finnish: joutua paniikkiinPronunciation for joutua paniikkiin
  • French: paniquerPronunciation for paniquer
  • German: in Panik geratenPronunciation for in Panik geraten
  • Greek: πανικοβάλλομαιPronunciation for πανικοβάλλομαι
  • Italian: lasciarsi prendere dal panicoPronunciation for lasciarsi prendere dal panico
  • Japanese: うろたえるPronunciation for うろたえる
  • Korean: 공포에 사로잡히다Pronunciation for 공포에 사로잡히다
  • Norwegian: få panikkPronunciation for få panikk
  • Polish: spanikowaćPronunciation for spanikować panikować
  • Portuguese: entrar em pânicoPronunciation for entrar em pânico
  • Romanian: a se panica
  • Russian: паниковатьPronunciation for паниковать
  • Spanish: entrar en pánicoPronunciation for entrar en pánico
  • Swedish: gripas av panikPronunciation for gripas av panik
  • Thai: ทำให้ตื่นตกใจPronunciation for ทำให้ตื่นตกใจ
  • Turkish: paniğe kapılmakPronunciation for paniğe kapılmak
  • Ukrainian: панікувати
  • Vietnamese: hoảng sợPronunciation for hoảng sợ

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