Panic

//ˈpænɪk//

Synonyms for "panic" (113 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Adjective(2 words)
pandeanpanical
Noun(1 words)
affright

Strong matches (34)

Related words (56)

Verb(1 words)
lose one's head

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has context

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is a

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manner of

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related to

35 entries

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Translations

134 translations across 55 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • panik noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Arabic

4 entries
  • خَوْف noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • ذُعْر noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • رُعْب noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • فَزَع noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Armenian

2 entries
  • խուճապ noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • խուճապի մատնվել verb (to feel panic)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • çaxnaşma noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • па́ніка noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • панікава́ць verb (to feel panic)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • панически adj (of fear, fright, etc.: overwhelming or sudden)
  • па́ника noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • паникьосвам се verb (to feel panic)

Catalan

4 entries
  • pànic noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • entrar en pànic verb (to feel panic)
  • espantar verb (to cause (someone) to feel panic; to frighten (someone) into acting hastily)
  • espantar verb (to feel panic)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 恐慌 noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • 恐慌 verb (to feel panic)

Czech

2 entries
  • panika noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • panikařit verb (to feel panic)

Danish

1 entries
  • panik noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Dutch

2 entries
  • paniek noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • in paniek raken verb (to feel panic)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • paniko noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • panikiĝi verb (to feel panic)

Estonian

1 entries
  • paanika noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Finnish

2 entries
  • paniikki noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • panikoida verb (to feel panic)

French

4 entries
  • panique noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • faire paniquer verb (to cause (someone) to feel panic; to frighten (someone) into acting hastily)
  • paniquer verb (to feel panic)
  • s'affoler verb (to feel panic)

Georgian

2 entries
  • თავზარი noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • პანიკა noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

German

4 entries
  • Panik noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • in Panik geraten verb (to cause (someone) to feel panic; to frighten (someone) into acting hastily)
  • in Panik geraten verb (to feel panic)
  • in Panik verfallen verb (to feel panic)

Greek

2 entries
  • πανικός noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • πανικοβάλλομαι verb (to feel panic)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • בֶּהָלָה noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Hindi

4 entries
  • आतंक noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • खलबली noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • घबराहट noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • पैनिक noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • pánik noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • pánikba esik verb (to feel panic)
  • pánikol verb (to feel panic)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • læti noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • skelfing noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • kepanikan noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • hätähyä verb (to feel panic)
  • hätästyä verb (to feel panic)

Irish

2 entries
  • anbhá noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • scanraigh verb (to feel panic)

Italian

4 entries
  • panico noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • gettare nel panico verb (to cause (someone) to feel panic; to frighten (someone) into acting hastily)
  • gettarsi nel panico verb (to feel panic)
  • spaventare verb (to cause (someone) to feel panic; to frighten (someone) into acting hastily)

Japanese

3 entries
  • パニック noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • 恐慌 noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • パニックになる verb (to feel panic)

Khmer

3 entries
  • សស្លន់សស្លោ noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • ភ័យក្ដុក verb (to feel panic)
  • ស្លន់ verb (to feel panic)

Korean

2 entries
  • 공황 noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • 패닉 noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Latin

4 entries
  • pavor noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • infligō pavōrem verb (to cause (someone) to feel panic; to frighten (someone) into acting hastily)
  • patior pavōrem verb (to feel panic)
  • patiō pavōrem verb (to feel panic)

Latvian

1 entries
  • panika noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • panika noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • паника noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Māori

2 entries
  • maurirere noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • maurirere verb (to feel panic)

Navajo

1 entries
  • ił hóóyééʼ noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • få panikk verb (to feel panic)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • panikk noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Persian

4 entries
  • بیم noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • تَرس noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • خَوْف noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • رُعْب noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Schrakj noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Polish

2 entries
  • panika noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • panikować verb (to feel panic)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • pânico adj (of fear, fright, etc.: overwhelming or sudden)
  • pânico adj (pertaining to or resulting from overwhelming fear or fright)
  • pânico noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • apavorar verb (to cause (someone) to feel panic; to frighten (someone) into acting hastily)

Romanian

2 entries
  • panică noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • panica verb (to feel panic)

Russian

2 entries
  • па́ника noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • паникова́ть verb (to feel panic)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • maoim noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • pànika noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • па̀ника noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Slovak

1 entries
  • panika noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Slovene

1 entries
  • panika noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Spanish

4 entries
  • pánico noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • alarmarse verb (to feel panic)
  • apanicarse verb (to feel panic)
  • aterrar verb (to cause (someone) to feel panic; to frighten (someone) into acting hastily)

Swedish

2 entries
  • panik noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • få panik verb (to feel panic)

Thai

1 entries
  • ความตื่นกลัว noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Turkish

4 entries
  • panik noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • telaş noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • panik olmak verb (to feel panic)
  • panik yapmak verb (to feel panic)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • па́ніка noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • панікува́ти verb (to feel panic)

Urdu

2 entries
  • کَھلْبَلی noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)
  • گَھبْراہَٹ noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • hốt hoảng noun (overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this)

Welsh

3 entries
  • cynhyrfu verb (to feel panic)
  • dychryn verb (to feel panic)
  • rhusio verb (to feel panic)

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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Relax, and above all, don't panic.

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The fire caused a panic in the theater.

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The panic spread through the district in an instant.

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There's no need to panic. There's plenty of time.

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