I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sense of relief/panic/guilt etc
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We reached the medical centre with a sense of relief.
a state of shock/confusion/panic etc
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Howard, still in a state of shock, stared at Newman.
a wave of panic/relief/sympathy
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A wave of relief washed over Harry.
mad dash/rush/panic etc
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We all made a mad dash for the door.
panic button
spread terror/panic
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The murders were clearly intended to spread terror.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
blind
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I grabbed a chair in a blind panic but heard Dad call out, telling me to put it down.
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Not like shooting Sweet in a moment of blind panic .
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The mist thickened and hid it, and I knew a moment's blind panic .
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In that moment of almost blind panic , she doubted it.
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Whoever was there was stalking her! Blind panic sent her off at a stumbling run.
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That relaxed, even jokey, presence we offer you is at times a front for blind panic .
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Even in a blind panic he knew better than to go for the tie.
financial
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A financial panic ensued, as frantic as the earlier boom.
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Lifeboats can contain a financial panic , but they can't solve this real-economy problem.
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There was a period of comparative stagnation in the nineties and a brief interruption following the financial panic in 1907.
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On Wednesday the authorities gave up the struggle against financial market panic and allowed the lira to find its own level.
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Who is the lender of last resort stopping financial panics and capital outflows from bringing the system down?
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They stopped coming sometime in 1857, after the financial panic .
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The last half of the twentieth century has also seen its share of small and large financial panics .
moral
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Acid House comes a close second to football fans in the tabloids' top ten of moral panics .
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This has led to the creation of a moral panic on campuses.
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Indeed notions of moral indignation, moral panic or moral conflict are not used in this perspective at all.
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Societies appear subject, every now and then, to periods of moral panic .
sheer
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Tales of bravery from the M-Four crash. Sheer panic: Accused describes the barn fire that killed twin sisters.
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Wild speculation, low margin requirements and sheer panic triggered the free fall that set off the Great Depression.
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She knew panic when she heard it, and sheer panic was in Philip Arbuthnot's voice.
sudden
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In a sudden panic he began to scramble down.
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He looked down in a sudden panic .
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Leonora fought down a sudden rush of panic .
■ NOUN
attack
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The panic attacks gave her the perfect excuse, as no blame could possibly be attributed to her.
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I must confess to the odd panic attack every so often, though ... Now when was this memoir supposed to be in by?
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Their recently acquired understanding very often prevents them from achieving a full-blown panic attack .
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From an assessment point of view this information establishes a baseline record of frequency of panic attacks or other physical symptoms.
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Hyperventilation and Anxiety Symptoms Symptoms of a panic attack initiated by adrenalin can never cause us to faint or be sick.
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As he became more able to communicate effectively non-verbally, we realised Brian was experiencing panic attacks combined with periods of hypertension.
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She's had the self-same panic attack before starting a one-woman show.
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As she finished, she had another panic attack .
button
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Derby County chairman Brian Fearn has refused to push the panic button after Tranmere's 2-1 win.
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She managed to push a silent panic button linked to the police station while doing so.
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His talk is all of pre-programmed key pads, panic buttons and radio relays.
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But when Tonia is due to jet in he hits the panic button and blitzes the housework.
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But the Mobbs had a panic button in the house, and Mrs Mobbs set off the alarm.
buying
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On the day before the price liberalization took effect there was a wave of panic buying .
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Housewives started panic buying of toilet rolls.
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There have also been several periods of panic buying triggered by rumours of taxation or currency reforms.
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And although Hill-Wood assures them the cash is there, he insists there will be no panic buying .
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There is panic buying of food, air tickets, train tickets, everything.
■ VERB
cause
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Excessive doses can cause panic , confusion, inability to sleep, hallucinations and paranoia.
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In addition a 25 second burst of delta activity was seen that did not cause panic or disturbed behaviour.
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The professionals involved were only too aware that in recalling women for further testing they were likely to cause a panic .
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It can also cause panic and despair.
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Those darts from midfield cause panic for defenders.
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Moreover, because it occurs unexpectedly it may well cause a temporary panic .
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The sudden and dramatic success of the London shop might have caused uproar and panic among the thirty-strong team in Carno.
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I couldn't give them the reason yet without causing a large-scale panic .
feel
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It's exactly at this moment that they feel panic and get into those messy situations with mistresses, divorces and remarriages.
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Stepping back from the pantry, I realized I had not binged with that feeling of panic in years.
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She was so powerfully aware of him that she could feel the ripples of panic beginning to spread.
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Now, you feel true panic .
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Liz replaced the receiver and tried to keep calm, but she could feel panic , fever, tears approaching.
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In the past she had only to think of being in an enclosed space and she would feel panic rising within her.
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For a moment she felt a surge of panic .
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Maura felt panic building inside her.
flee
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Then in a flash it dashes away as if fleeing in panic .
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The Snotling unit is immediately broken and treated just like a unit broken in combat or fleeing following a failed panic test.
send
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She turns to take the wine and William has a split second to send a message of panic to Bella.
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It also sent Smith into a panic .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
blind panic/rage
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I grabbed a chair in a blind panic but heard Dad call out, telling me to put it down.
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In that moment of almost blind panic, she doubted it.
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Not like shooting Sweet in a moment of blind panic.
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She bore him three children and he killed the children and her in a blind rage arranged by Hera.
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That relaxed, even jokey, presence we offer you is at times a front for blind panic.
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The mist thickened and hid it, and I knew a moment's blind panic.
dart of guilt/panic/pain etc
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She held her breath on another quick dart of guilt.
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The words echoed unspoken in her brain, sending tiny darts of pain through her veins.
fly into a rage/temper/panic etc
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He flew into a rage with him and brained him with his lute.
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I flew into a rage and quit.
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I was made to feel like a petulant child who has flown into a temper because his favorite toy was removed.
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Maclean immediately flew into a rage.
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Mary's natural tendency to fly into a temper probably did not increase their chances very much.
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Mitch was going to fly into a rage.
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The Collector had flown into a rage.
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Whenever Stewart showed signs of rejecting that outlook, Joe would fly into a rage.
moment of madness/weakness/panic etc
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He caught me in a moment of weakness.
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I had a moment of panic.
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In a moment of madness Rosenoir kicked Alan Kernaghan as he lay on the ground.
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In a moment of weakness the President had accepted the invitation.
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It was a moment of madness.
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She rang the doorbell, listened to the silence within and felt a moment of panic.
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What mattered was that one of the legs had been used by the gang in a moment of panic.
press/push the panic button
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And why have governments in the region not pressed the panic button?
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Derby County chairman Brian Fearn has refused to push the panic button after Tranmere's 2-1 win.
work yourself into a frenzy/panic/state etc
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A 16-year-old girl works herself into a frenzy of grief for a friend killed by right-wing vigilantes.
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I could see at once he was working himself into a panic about it all.
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I knew I was working myself into a state, but I kept on staring at the picture of the dead girl.
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It was silly to work himself into a state like this.
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Make sure that the horse stays calm and does not work himself into a frenzy.
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You're working yourself into a state.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A bomb exploded on the subway, causing panic among rush-hour commuters.
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Amid the panic and confusion, police somehow managed to maintain order.
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Baker had lost a lot of money during the last stock market panic .
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Every April 15th, there's the usual panic of people trying to file their taxes on time.
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I could see the look of panic on her face.
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She got into a real panic when she thought she'd lost the tickets.
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Shoppers fled the street in panic after two bombs exploded in central London.
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The panic -stricken crowd pushed through the exit, and 10 people were crushed to death.
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There was a sudden panic and everyone started rushing towards the door.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At best, we'd be a laughing stock; at worst, there'd be panic throughout the country.
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I stared round at the dark unfamiliar buildings in panic .
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Now, the panic was rolling like a giant wave to the United States.
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Then there was panic that he'd be released today, when we have a life sentence to bare.
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There would be no panic while he was in charge.
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Though winded, the impact seemed to startle him into a state of panic .
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When Fred started there, however, with the economy reeling from the panic of 1873, the business was probably smaller.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
begin
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When it eventually dawned on Liza that she must be pregnant, she began to panic .
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For a minute everything went dead quiet and Henry began to panic .
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Now that she was forced to accept that she hadn't, Celia began to panic .
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Morenz began to panic almost at once.
start
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A friend of mine followed us round and he was starting to panic because he'd had a bet on the boss.
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With only a handful of days left for a search, she might well start to panic .
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As soon as the cold water hit my sinuses, I started to gag and panic .
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And he started to panic , like a stage actor who had forgotten his lines.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
blind panic/rage
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I grabbed a chair in a blind panic but heard Dad call out, telling me to put it down.
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In that moment of almost blind panic, she doubted it.
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Not like shooting Sweet in a moment of blind panic.
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She bore him three children and he killed the children and her in a blind rage arranged by Hera.
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That relaxed, even jokey, presence we offer you is at times a front for blind panic.
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The mist thickened and hid it, and I knew a moment's blind panic.
dart of guilt/panic/pain etc
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She held her breath on another quick dart of guilt.
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The words echoed unspoken in her brain, sending tiny darts of pain through her veins.
moment of madness/weakness/panic etc
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He caught me in a moment of weakness.
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I had a moment of panic.
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In a moment of madness Rosenoir kicked Alan Kernaghan as he lay on the ground.
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In a moment of weakness the President had accepted the invitation.
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It was a moment of madness.
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She rang the doorbell, listened to the silence within and felt a moment of panic.
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What mattered was that one of the legs had been used by the gang in a moment of panic.
press/push the panic button
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And why have governments in the region not pressed the panic button?
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Derby County chairman Brian Fearn has refused to push the panic button after Tranmere's 2-1 win.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Lisa panicked when she heard she might be fired.
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The driver apparently panicked and ran off the road.
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The soldiers panicked and opened fire on the raiders.
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When a plane gets into difficulty it is essential that the pilot does not panic .
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When the parachute didn't open I just panicked.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Almost invariably, it is the accused who, unhinged by stress, panics and does crazy, self-destructive things.
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Haminh didn't panic until she was past Corridor 12 and Fox drew close enough behind her to be heard.
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Hold on to that thought and try not to panic .
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The important thing is not to panic or become impatient because that way you could damage the document.
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Transvaal captain Jannie Breedt will resist the temptation to panic .
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Will they panic at the first sign of trouble?