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pan·ic
(păn′ĭk)n.
1. A sudden, overpowering feeling of fear, often affecting many people at once. See Synonyms at fear.
2. A state of extreme anxiety, such as that involved in a panic attack.
3.
a. A state of frantic activity, usually accompanied by extreme concern or anxiety: The office was in a panic as the deadline approached.
b. A sudden widespread alarm concerning finances, often resulting in a rush to sell property to raise cash.
4. Slang A person or thing that is considered extremely funny.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or resulting from sudden, overwhelming terror: panic flight.
2. Of or resulting from a financial panic: panic selling of securities.
3. often Panic Mythology Of or relating to Pan.
tr. & intr.v. pan·icked, pan·ick·ing, pan·ics
To affect or be affected with panic. See Synonyms at frighten.
[From French panique, terrified, from Greek Pānikos, of Pan (a source of terror, as in flocks or herds), groundless (used of fear), from Pān, Pan; see Pan.]
pan′ick·y adj.
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panic
(ˈpænɪk)n
1. a sudden overwhelming feeling of terror or anxiety, esp one affecting a whole group of people
2. (modifier) of or resulting from such terror: panic measures.
vb, -ics, -icking or -icked
to feel or cause to feel panic
[C17: from French panique, from New Latin pānicus, from Greek panikos emanating from Pan, considered as the source of irrational fear]
ˈpanicky adj
Panic
(ˈpænɪk)adj
(Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to the god Pan
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pan•ic1
(ˈpæn ɪk)n., adj., v. -icked, -ick•ing. n.
1. a sudden overwhelming fear that produces hysterical behavior and that can spread quickly through a crowd.
2. an instance, outbreak, or period of such fear.
3. an anxiety disorder characterized by feelings of impending doom and physical symptoms such as trembling and hyperventilation.
4. a sudden widespread fear that the economy is faltering, causing stock values to fall and some banks to fail, as investments and savings are hastily withdrawn.
5. Informal. someone or something that is considered hilariously funny.
adj. 6. of the nature of, caused by, or indicating panic: panic selling of stocks.
7. (cap.) of or pertaining to the god Pan.
v.t. 8. to affect with panic.
9. Informal. to keep (an audience or the like) highly amused.
v.i. 10. to be stricken with panic; become frantic with fear.
pan′ick•y, adj.
pan•ic2
(ˈpæn ɪk)n.
any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain. Also called pan′ic grass`.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin pānicum a kind of millet]
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panic
Past participle: panicked
Gerund: panicking
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Noun | 1. | panic - an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) swivet - a panic or extreme discomposure; "it threw her into a swivet" |
2. | panic - sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building" anxiety, anxiousness - (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic red scare - a period of general fear of communists | |
Verb | 1. | panic - be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away" |
2. | panic - cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners" |
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panic
noun
verb
1. go to pieces, overreact, become hysterical, have kittens (informal), lose your nerve, be terror-stricken, lose your bottle (Brit. slang) The guests panicked and screamed when the bomb went off.
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panic
noun1. Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger:
Slang: cold feet.
Idiom: fear and trembling.
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panic
[ˈpænɪk] (panicked (vb: pt, pp))A. N
1. (= fear) → pánico m
an earthquake hit the capital, spreading panic among the population → un terremoto azotó la capital, sembrando el pánico entre la población
to be in a (state of) panic → ser presa del pánico
I phoned my mum in a panic → llamé a mi madre muerto de miedo, llamé a mi madre presa del pánico
a patient rang me in a state of panic because her baby had swallowed a key → me llamó una paciente muy asustada porque su hijo se había tragado una llave
I was in a blind panic → estaba ofuscado por el pánico
to flee in panic → huir aterrado, huir presa del pánico
if I asked the simplest question, she would go into or get into a panic → si le hacía la pregunta más simple le entraba el pánico
to send or throw sb into a panic her sudden arrival threw him into a panic → su inesperada llegado hizo que le entrase el pánico
the country was thrown into a panic → cundió el pánico en el país
the explosion threw the crowd into a panic → la explosión provocó el pánico entre la multitud
it was panic stations → reinaba el pánico
an earthquake hit the capital, spreading panic among the population → un terremoto azotó la capital, sembrando el pánico entre la población
to be in a (state of) panic → ser presa del pánico
I phoned my mum in a panic → llamé a mi madre muerto de miedo, llamé a mi madre presa del pánico
a patient rang me in a state of panic because her baby had swallowed a key → me llamó una paciente muy asustada porque su hijo se había tragado una llave
I was in a blind panic → estaba ofuscado por el pánico
to flee in panic → huir aterrado, huir presa del pánico
if I asked the simplest question, she would go into or get into a panic → si le hacía la pregunta más simple le entraba el pánico
to send or throw sb into a panic her sudden arrival threw him into a panic → su inesperada llegado hizo que le entrase el pánico
the country was thrown into a panic → cundió el pánico en el país
the explosion threw the crowd into a panic → la explosión provocó el pánico entre la multitud
it was panic stations → reinaba el pánico
B. VI → dejarse llevar por el pánico
I refused to panic → me negué a dejarme llevar por el pánico
industry is panicking about the recession → la recesión tiene a la industria presa del pánico
don't panic! → ¡calma!, ¡cálmate!
don't panic, sit still and keep calm → no te dejes llevar por el pánico, quédate sentado y mantén la calma
I refused to panic → me negué a dejarme llevar por el pánico
industry is panicking about the recession → la recesión tiene a la industria presa del pánico
don't panic! → ¡calma!, ¡cálmate!
don't panic, sit still and keep calm → no te dejes llevar por el pánico, quédate sentado y mantén la calma
C. VT [+ crowd, population] → provocar el pánico entre; [+ person] → provocar or infundir el pánico en, llenar de pánico a
the sound of the gun panicked the elephants → el sonido del rifle provocó el pánico en or entre los elefantes
he had been panicked into the decision → había tomado la decisión impulsado por el pánico
the sound of the gun panicked the elephants → el sonido del rifle provocó el pánico en or entre los elefantes
he had been panicked into the decision → había tomado la decisión impulsado por el pánico
D. CPD panic attack N → ataque m de pánico
to have a panic attack → tener or sufrir un ataque de pánico
panic button N (lit) → botón m de alarma
to press or hit or push the panic button (fig) → perder el control or la calma
panic buying N panic buying has caused shortages of some foodstuffs → las compras provocadas por el pánico han provocado escasez de algunos alimentos
panic measures NPL → medidas fpl inducidas por el pánico
panic reaction N → reacción f motivada por el pánico
to have a panic attack → tener or sufrir un ataque de pánico
panic button N (lit) → botón m de alarma
to press or hit or push the panic button (fig) → perder el control or la calma
panic buying N panic buying has caused shortages of some foodstuffs → las compras provocadas por el pánico han provocado escasez de algunos alimentos
panic measures NPL → medidas fpl inducidas por el pánico
panic reaction N → reacción f motivada por el pánico
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panic
(ˈpӕnik) noun (a) sudden great fear, especially that spreads through a crowd etc. The fire caused a panic in the city.pánico
verb – past tense, past participle ˈpanicked – to make or become so frightened that one loses the power to think clearly. He panicked at the sight of the audience.entrarle a alguien el pánico, aterrarse
ˈpanicky adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
panic
→ entrar en pánico , pánicoMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pan·ic
n. pánico, temor excesivo, angustia;
___ attacks → ataques de angustia;
to be terribly afraid → tener un miedo excesivo;
v. tener un miedo excesivo; sobrecogerse de miedo.
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panic
n pánicoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.