panic attack

panic attack

n.

The sudden onset of intense anxiety, characterized by feelings of intense fear and apprehension and accompanied by palpitations, shortness of breath, sweating, and trembling. Also called anxiety attack.

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panic attack

n

(Psychology) an episode of acute and disabling anxiety associated with such physical symptoms as hyperventilation and sweating See also panic disorder

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

panic attack - a sudden attack of fear               scare fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

Translations

panic attack

n (Psych) → Panikanfall m; to have a panic attack → einen Panikanfall bekommen