pan·ic (p n  k)n. 1. A sudden, overpowering terror, often affecting many people at once. See Synonyms at fear. 2. A sudden widespread alarm concerning finances, often resulting in a rush to sell property: a stock-market panic. 3. Slang One that is uproariously 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 P  nikos, of Pan (a source of terror, as in flocks or herds), groundless (used of fear), from Pn, Pan; see Pan.]pan ick·y adj. |
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, -icked
to feel or cause to feel panic
[from French panique, from New Latin pānicus, from Greek panikos emanating from Pan, considered as the source of irrational fear]
panicky adj
Panic [ˈpænɪk]
adj
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to the god Pan
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| Noun | 1. |  panic - an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxietyfear, 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" |
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.
Translations
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
panic [ˈpænɪk]
n → panique f
a feeling of panic → un sentiment de panique
I had an overwhelming feeling of panic → Un sentiment de panique s'empara de moi.
to cause panic → causer la panique
to start a panic → provoquer une panique
We didn't want to start a panic on the Stock Exchange → Nous ne voulions pas provoquer une panique à la Bourse.
to be in a panic → être complètement paniqué(e)
She's in a panic about her exams next week → Elle est complètement paniquée à cause de ses examens la semaine prochaine.
He rang in a panic when the car broke down → Il a appelé, complètement paniqué, lorsque la voiture est tombée en panne.
to get into a panic → paniquer panic alarm, panic button, panic reaction
a feeling of panic → un sentiment de panique
I had an overwhelming feeling of panic → Un sentiment de panique s'empara de moi.
to cause panic → causer la panique
to start a panic → provoquer une panique
We didn't want to start a panic on the Stock Exchange → Nous ne voulions pas provoquer une panique à la Bourse.
to be in a panic → être complètement paniqué(e)
She's in a panic about her exams next week → Elle est complètement paniquée à cause de ses examens la semaine prochaine.
He rang in a panic when the car broke down → Il a appelé, complètement paniqué, lorsque la voiture est tombée en panne.
to get into a panic → paniquer panic alarm, panic button, panic reaction
vi → paniquer
Don't panic! → Ne paniquez pas !
to panic about sth, to panic over sth → paniquer à cause de qch
Don't panic! → Ne paniquez pas !
to panic about sth, to panic over sth → paniquer à cause de qch
panic vb: pret, ptp <panicked>
panic:
n → Panik f; panic on the stock exchange → Börsenpanik f; in a (blind) panic → in (heller) Panik; to flee in panic → panikartig die Flucht ergreifen; a panic reaction → eine Kurzschlussreaktion; the country was thrown into a (state of) panic → das Land wurde von Panik erfasst; panic buying/selling (esp St Ex) → Panikkäufe pl → /-verkäufe pl; (of goods also) → Hamsterkäufe pl → /Angstverkäufe pl; to hit the panic button (fig inf: = panic) → in Panik geraten, durchdrehen (inf)
vt → Panik auslösen unter (+dat); to panic somebody into doing something → jdn veranlassen, etw überstürzt zu tun
panic:
panic-mongering
n (pej) → Panikmache f (pej)
panic [ˈpænɪk]
n panic [ˈpӕnik]
(a) sudden great fear, especially that spreads through a crowd etc The fire caused a panic in the city. paniek ذُعْر، رُعب паника panika panik die Panik πανικός pánico kabuhirm هراس paniikki panique בְּהָלָה, פָּנִיקָה दहशत panika pánik ketakutan skelfing, ofsahræðsla panico パニック 공포 panika panika panik paniek panikk panika pânico panică паника panika preplah panika panik ความตื่นตกใจ panik 恐慌 паніка خوف، و ہراس hoảng loạn 恐慌
v – 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. panikeer يَرْتَعِب، يُذْعَر паникъосвам zpanikařit forskrække; blive grebet af panik von Panik erfaßt werden πανικοβάλλω, πανικοβάλλομαι entrarle a alguien el pánico, aterrarse paanikasse ajama / paanikasse sattuma هراسیدن panikoida paniquer לְאַבֵּד עֶשתוֹנוֹת दहशत मचना paničariti pánikba esik membuat takut skelfast gettare il panico; essere colto dal panico パニックを起こす 겁에 질리(게하)다 (į)pulti į paniką krist panikā panik in paniek raken få panikk wpaść w panikę (fazer) perder a cabeça a (se) panica паниковать spanikovať biti paničen paničiti gripas av panik ทำให้แตกตื่น paniğe kapılmak 驚慌失措 жахати; панікувати خوف و ہراس ميں مبتلا کرنا hoảng loạn 惊慌失措
adj panicky
inclined to panic She gets panicky in an exam; in a panicky mood. paniekbevange مُتَسِم بالذُّعْر панически panikářský panisk; nervøs übernervös που πανικοβάλλεται εύκολα, επιρρεπής στον πανικό preso de pánico, aterrorizado paaniline, paanikas سرآسیمه panikoiva sujet à la panique אָחוּז בְּהָלָה आतंकित paničan pánikra hajlamos takut hræðslugjarn (preso dal panico), spaventato びくびくした 당황하는 pasiduodantis panikai, paniškas panikas pārņemts; panikas varā panik paniekerig som lett får panikk, panikkartet ulegający panice assustado panicat панический panikársky paničen panično nervös, panikartad ที่เกิดจากความหวาดกลัว çok korkmuş, dehşete kapılmış 恐慌的 панічний خوف زدہ thuộc hoảng loạn 恐慌的
panic → ذُعْر, يُصِيب بالذعر panika, zpanikařit gå i panik, panik in Panik geraten, Panik πανικοβάλλομαι, πανικός entrar en pánico, pánico joutua paniikkiin, paniikki panique, paniquer paničariti, panika lasciarsi prendere dal panico, panico うろたえる, パニック 공포, 공포에 사로잡히다 in paniek raken, paniek få panikk, panikk panika, spanikować entrar em pânico, pânico паника, паниковать gripas av panik, panik ความหวาดกลัวหรือวิตกกังวล, ทำให้ตื่นตกใจ paniğe kapılmak, panik hoảng sợ, sự hoảng sợ 使恐慌, 惊慌
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