panic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpænɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpænɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pan′ik)

Inflections of 'panic' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
panics
v 3rd person singular
panicking
v pres p
panicked
v past
panicked
v past p

panic
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Sense: Noun: overpowering fright
Synonyms:
fear Collocations, abject fear, dread Collocations, alarm Collocations, fright Collocations, terror, cold feet (informal), case of nerves, phobia, nerves, butterflies (informal)
Sense: Noun: mob action
Synonyms:
hysteria, group hysteria, frenzy Collocations, crush Collocations, rush Collocations, jam Collocations, stampede, confusion Collocations, chaos Collocations, anarchy, riot Collocations
Sense: Noun: financial hysteria
Synonyms:
crash Collocations, economic decline, run on the bank, depression Collocations, panic-buying
Sense: Verb: lose composure
Synonyms:
lose composure, go to pieces, get cold feet, lose your nerve, lose your head, lose your bottle (UK, slang), bottle it (UK, slang), have kittens (UK, slang), freak out (slang), freak Collocations (slang), flip Collocations (slang), overreact
Sense: Verb: frighten
Synonyms:
frighten Collocations, scare Collocations, alarm Collocations, startle Collocations, terrify, strike fear into, spook Collocations, freak sb out (slang), freak Collocations (slang)


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