- panic
- nounADJECTIVE▪ blind, complete, mad (esp. BrE), pure, sheer, total, utter▪ mild, minor (esp. BrE), slight▪ momentary▪ growing, mounting (esp. BrE), rising▪ mass, widespread▪ public▪ general▪ sudden▪ last-minute▪
There was a last-minute panic when nobody could find the tickets.
▪ financial, moral▪a moral panic over rising crime rates
… OF PANIC▪ surge, wave▪I felt a surge of panic when I realized my mistake.
VERB + PANIC▪ feel▪He felt panic rising within him.
▪ get into (esp. BrE), go into▪She went into a blind panic when she couldn't find the exit.
▪ cause, create, spread▪ fill sb with, throw sb into▪The thought of being in charge threw him into a mild panic.
PANIC + VERB▪ break out, spread across, through, etc. sth, sweep over, through, etc. sth▪Panic swept through the crowd.
▪ fill sb/sth, grip sb, seize sb, set in▪ grow, rise, well up▪ subside▪ ensue▪In the ensuing panic, they lost each other.
PANIC + NOUN▪ attack▪She still has panic attacks two years after the accident.
▪ disorder▪people suffering from depression and panic disorders
▪ reaction, symptoms▪ button▪The shopkeeper pressed the panic button and the police arrived in minutes.
▪ room▪The house includes a panic room which you can run to if intruders enter the house.
▪ mode▪Eli was clearly in panic mode.
▪ buying (esp. BrE)▪Panic buying turned the shortage into a crisis.
PREPOSITION▪ in (a) panic▪He jumped out of the car in a panic.
▪People fled in panic.
▪ with panic▪Her mind went blank with panic.
▪ panic about▪panic about food contamination
▪ panic among▪panic among the population
▪ panic over▪The keys were lost during the panic over the fire alarm.
PHRASES▪ a feeling of panic, a 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 (esp. BrE)
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
