Panic - English meaning

noun

A state of anxiety or nervous excitement.

Usage examples:

She was wringing her hands in agitation

noun

Worry and anxiety

Usage examples:

He arrived home in a state of agitation., the anti-war agitation is beginning to worry the governme…

noun

An anxious awareness of danger.

Usage examples:

The boat tilted and the boatmen cried out in alarm

verb

Make (someone) feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger.

noun

Sudden anxiety and fear, esp. that something very bad or dangerous might happen

Usage examples:

Nicholas detected a note of alarm in her voice., firefighters said the tragedy could have been avoi…

noun

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

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He felt a surge of anxiety

noun

An uncomfortable feeling of worry about something that is happening or might happen, or a cause of this

Usage examples:

[ u ] for many children, every new school year causes anxiety., [ c ] don’t you have any fears or a…

noun

Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Usage examples:

He felt sick with apprehension

noun

Anxiety about the future; fear of something unpleasant happening

Usage examples:

I felt great apprehension over my first day at work., there’s an $8000 reward for the apprehension …

noun

A feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

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To her consternation her car wouldn't start

noun

A feeling of strong annoyance and anger, usually because of something bad that you cannot change or that is completely unexpected

Usage examples:

The power failure caused consternation among local officials.

noun

Concern and distress caused by something unexpected.

Usage examples:

To his dismay, she left him

verb

Cause (someone) to feel concern and distress.

Usage examples:

They were dismayed by the u-turn in policy

noun

A feeling of shock and unhappiness

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She discovered, to her dismay, that she had locked her keys inside her car., they enjoyed the meal …

noun

A feeling of worry or unease.

Usage examples:

Public disquiet about animal testing

verb

Make (someone) worried or uneasy.

Usage examples:

World leaders are surely disquieted by the prospect of a global economic meltdown

noun

Worry

Usage examples:

The leader's decline in popularity is causing disquiet among supporters.

verb

Anticipate with great apprehension or fear.

Usage examples:

Jane was dreading the party

noun

Great fear or apprehension.

Usage examples:

The thought of returning to london filled her with dread

adjective

Greatly feared; dreadful.

Usage examples:

He was stricken with the dread disease and died

noun

An unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm.

Usage examples:

I cowered in fear as bullets whizzed past

verb

Be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or harmful.

Usage examples:

I hated him but didn't fear him any more

verb

An emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger

verb

(of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly.

Usage examples:

A pheasant flapped its wings

noun

A thin, flat piece of cloth, paper, metal, etc. that is hinged or attached on one side only and covers an opening or hangs down from something.

Usage examples:

The flap of the envelope

verb

Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

verb

Make (someone) agitated or confused.

Usage examples:

There's nothing you can do or say to fluster bernie

noun

An agitated or confused state.

Usage examples:

The main thing is not to get all in a fluster

verb

To make someone nervous or upset, esp. when the person is trying to do something

Usage examples:

Don’t let that new tax form fluster you – it’s not as bad as it looks., if i look flustered it’s be…

noun

A sudden intense feeling of fear.

Usage examples:

I jumped up in fright

verb

Frighten.

Usage examples:

Come, be comforted, he shan't fright you

noun

The feeling of fear, esp. if felt suddenly, or an experience of fear which happens suddenly

Usage examples:

[ u ] when the rescue team reached him, he was shaking with fright., [ c usually sing ] you gave he…

noun

An intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust.

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Children screamed in horror

noun

A strong feeling of fear, shock, or disgust, or an event that produces such a feeling

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[ c ] the horrors of war, [ u ] people cried out in horror as they watched the building burn.

noun

An extremely strong feeling of fear and shock, or the frightening and shocking character of something

Usage examples:

In horror the crowd cried out in horror as the car burst into flames., fill someone with horror the…

noun

Exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement.

Usage examples:

The anti-semitic hysteria of the 1890s

noun

Excitement or emotion that is uncontrollable

Usage examples:

One woman, close to hysteria, grabbed my arm.

noun

The quality or state of being nervous.

Usage examples:

There was a trace of nervousness in his voice

verb

Respond more emotionally or forcibly than is justified.

Usage examples:

The authority are urging people not to overreact to the problem

verb

To react too strongly

Usage examples:

She overreacted when i said she’d made a mistake.

noun

Anxiety; mental uneasiness.

Usage examples:

She sensed her friend's perturbation

noun

The particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.

Usage examples:

The state of the company's finances

verb

Express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.

Usage examples:

The report stated that more than 51 per cent of voters failed to participate

noun

A condition or way of being

Usage examples:

The stable was preserved in its original state., your room is in a terrible state., it's a sad stat…

noun

Extreme fear.

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People fled in terror

noun

A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.

Usage examples:

The men set off in fear and trepidation

noun

Worry or anxiety about something that is going to happen

Usage examples:

With some trepidation, i set out to find my first job.

noun

Fear or worry about what is going to happen

Usage examples:

We view future developments with some trepidation.