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panic
verbs
there was (a) panic
• When the shooting started, there was panic.
cause panic
• The earthquake caused widespread panic.
feel panic
• He felt a mild panic.
get into a panic
• There’s no need to get into a panic.
throw/send somebody into a panic
• The innocent question threw her into a panic.
panic breaks out
(= starts among a group of people )
• Suddenly, everything went dark and panic broke out.
panic sets in
(= starts )
• Before panic could set in, she realised that the clock was fast.
panic ensues
formal (= happens after something else happens )
• Panic ensued as people ran out of the burning building.
panic rises within somebody
(= someone starts to feel panic )
• She felt panic rising within her.
panic spreads
(= starts to affect more people in more places )
• Panic spread as news of the invasion reached Paris.
adjectives
a big/huge panic
• There was a big panic about the virus last year.
growing/mounting/rising panic
(= increasing panic )
• She quickly packed a bag, trying all the time to control her mounting panic.
total/sheer panic
• A wave of total panic swept across her.
blind panic
(= a very strong feeling of fear )
• He ran to the library in blind panic.
sudden panic
• Florrie exclaimed in sudden panic: ‘I’ve left my bag on the bus!’
mild panic
(= a slight feeling of panic )
• There was a note of mild panic in her voice.
momentary panic
(= panic that does not last long )
• Her momentary panic faded.
phrases
a state of panic
• She was in a constant state of panic that he would carry out his threat.
a sense/feeling of panic
• She looked out to sea with a rising sense of panic.
a wave/surge of panic
(= a feeling of panic that you suddenly have )
• A sudden wave of panic overcame him.
a panic attack
• He had had a panic attack in the street.
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noun ADJ. blind, mad, sheer, total | mild, minor | momentary | growing, mounting, rising | sudden | last-minute There was a last-minute panic when nobody could find the tickets. | moral a moral panic over rising crime rates QUANT. surge, wave I felt a surge of panic when I realized my mistake. VERB + PANIC feel He felt panic rising within him. | get into, go into She went into a mad panic when she couldn't find the exit. | cause, create, spread | fill sb with, throw sb into The thought of having to be in charge threw him into a mild panic. PANIC + VERB break out, spread (across/through, etc. sth), sweep over/through sth Panic swept through the crowd. | seize sb | grow, rise | subside | ensue In the ensuing panic, they lost each other. PANIC + NOUN attack She still has panic attacks, two years after the accident. | button The shopkeeper pressed the panic button and the police arrived in minutes. | buying, selling Panic buying turned the petrol shortage into a crisis. PREP. in (a) ~ He jumped out of the car in a panic. People fled in panic. | with ~ Her mind went blank with panic. | ~ about panic about food contamination | ~ among panic among the population | ~ over The keys were lost during the panic over the fire alarm. PHRASES a feeling/sense of panic, in a state of panic, a look of panic A look of panic spread across the boy's face. | a moment of panic, a moment's panic
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