panic

Definition

Examples

Please stay calm and do not panic when the fire alarm sounds.

Word Family

Synonyms

• alarmfear resulting from the awareness of danger
• terroran overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• freak outhaving a meaning similar to panic

Collocations

• Easy panic button alarm
  to panic button alarm, meaning to be overcome by a sudden fear
• Medium cause widespread public panic
  to cause widespread public panic, meaning to give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
• Hard trigger panic selling on markets
  to trigger panic selling on markets, meaning to put in motion or move to act
• Very Hard hit the panic button needlessly
  to hit the panic button needlessly, meaning to cause to move by striking