transcription, транскрипция: [ pænɪk ]
( panics, panicking, panicked)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Panic is a very strong feeling of anxiety or fear, which makes you act without thinking carefully.
An earthquake hit the capital, causing panic among the population...
I phoned the doctor in a panic, crying that I’d lost the baby.
N-VAR
2.
Panic or a panic is a situation in which people are affected by a strong feeling of anxiety.
There was a moment of panic in Britain as it became clear just how vulnerable the nation was...
I’m in a panic about getting everything done in time...
The policy announcement caused panic buying of petrol.
N-UNCOUNT : also a N
3.
If you panic or if someone panics you, you suddenly feel anxious or afraid, and act quickly and without thinking carefully.
Guests panicked and screamed when the bomb exploded...
The unexpected and sudden memory briefly panicked her...
She refused to be panicked into a hasty marriage.
VERB : V , V n , be V-ed into n