Meaning of "panic" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PANIC

From French panique, from New Latin pānicus, from Greek panikos emanating from Pan, considered as the source of irrational fear.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PANIC

panic  [ˈpænɪk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PANIC

Panic is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb panic in English.

WHAT DOES PANIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Panic

Panic is a sudden sensation of fear which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and frantic agitation consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight reaction. Panic may occur singularly in individuals or manifest suddenly in large groups as mass panic. The word panic derives from the Greek πανικός, "pertaining to shepherd god Pan", who took amusement from frightening herds of goats and sheep into sudden bursts of uncontrollable fear. The ancient Greeks credited the battle of Marathon's victory to Pan, using his name for the frenzied, frantic fear exhibited by the fleeing enemy soldiers. Prehistoric men used mass panic as a technique when hunting animals, especially ruminants. Herds reacting to unusually strong sounds or unfamiliar visual effects were directed towards cliffs, where they eventually jumped to their deaths when cornered.

Definition of panic in the English dictionary

The first definition of panic in the dictionary is a sudden overwhelming feeling of terror or anxiety, esp one affecting a whole group of people. Other definition of panic is of or resulting from such terror. Panic is also to feel or cause to feel panic.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PANIC

PRESENT

Present

I panic

you panic

he/she/it panics

we panic

you panic

they panic

Present continuous

I am panicking

you are panicking

he/she/it is panicking

we are panicking

you are panicking

they are panicking

Present perfect

I have panicked

you have panicked

he/she/it has panicked

we have panicked

you have panicked

they have panicked

Present perfect continuous

I have been panicking

you have been panicking

he/she/it has been panicking

we have been panicking

you have been panicking

they have been panicking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I panicked

you panicked

he/she/it panicked

we panicked

you panicked

they panicked

Past continuous

I was panicking

you were panicking

he/she/it was panicking

we were panicking

you were panicking

they were panicking

Past perfect

I had panicked

you had panicked

he/she/it had panicked

we had panicked

you had panicked

they had panicked

Past perfect continuous

I had been panicking

you had been panicking

he/she/it had been panicking

we had been panicking

you had been panicking

they had been panicking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will panic

you will panic

he/she/it will panic

we will panic

you will panic

they will panic

Future continuous

I will be panicking

you will be panicking

he/she/it will be panicking

we will be panicking

you will be panicking

they will be panicking

Future perfect

I will have panicked

you will have panicked

he/she/it will have panicked

we will have panicked

you will have panicked

they will have panicked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been panicking

you will have been panicking

he/she/it will have been panicking

we will have been panicking

you will have been panicking

they will have been panicking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would panic

you would panic

he/she/it would panic

we would panic

you would panic

they would panic

Conditional continuous

I would be panicking

you would be panicking

he/she/it would be panicking

we would be panicking

you would be panicking

they would be panicking

Conditional perfect

I would have panic

you would have panic

he/she/it would have panic

we would have panic

you would have panic

they would have panic

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been panicking

you would have been panicking

he/she/it would have been panicking

we would have been panicking

you would have been panicking

they would have been panicking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you panic
we let´s panic
you panic

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to panic

Past participle

panicked

Present Participle

panicking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PANIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «panic» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of panic

agitation · alarm · anxiety · consternation · dismay · fear · fright · go to pieces · have kittens · horror · hysteria · overreact · scare · startle · terrify · terror · trepidation · unnerve

TRANSLATION OF PANIC

Find out the translation of panic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of panic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «panic» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 惊慌
• Translator English - Spanish: pánico
• English: panic
• Translator English - Hindi: आतंक
• Translator English - Arabic: ذُعْرٌ
• Translator English - Russian: паника
• Translator English - Portuguese: pânico
• Translator English - Bengali: আতঙ্ক
• Translator English - French: panique
• Translator English - Malay: panik
• Translator English - German: Panik
• Translator English - Japanese: パニック
• Translator English - Korean: 공포
• Translator English - Javanese: Panik
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự hoảng sợ
• Translator English - Tamil: பீதி
• Translator English - Marathi: पॅनीक
• Translator English - Turkish: panik
• Translator English - Italian: panico
• Translator English - Polish: panika
• Translator English - Ukrainian: паніка
• Translator English - Romanian: panică
• Translator English - Greek: πανικός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: paniek
• Translator English - Swedish: panik
• Translator English - Norwegian: panikk

10 QUOTES WITH «PANIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word panic.

1

Peter Lewis Allen

Perhaps more than any other disease before or since, syphilis in early modern Europe provoked the kind of widespread moral panic that AIDS revived when it struck America in the 1980s.

2

Katie Aselton

I don't know what's wrong with me, but like, the second I stop working, I have a panic attack, so it's good for me to be thinking of projects ahead of time and lining things up.

3

Ron Atkinson

I think that was a moment of cool panic there.

4

Leslie Banks

In all honesty, at that time, I never saw myself as an author... I was just a Mom in a state of panic, trying to enter a short story contest to win the prize money in order to keep the lights on in my home.

5

Chetan Bhagat

Panic does not help, even if you are unable to answer. Try to ask questions to the interviewers as well and it should be impressive enough.

6

Christian Nestell Bovee

Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination.

7

David D. Burns

Powerful new drug-free treatments have been developed for depression and for every conceivable type of anxiety, such as chronic worrying, shyness, public speaking anxiety, test anxiety, phobias, and panic attacks. The goal of the treatment is not just partial improvement but full recovery.

8

Vannevar Bush

Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.

9

Earl Campbell

There are two things panic patients hate to do. They hate to take medication - and they hate to go to doctors. They hate to come to grips.

10

Emanuel Celler

The panic of the Depression loosened my inhibitions against being different. I could be myself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PANIC»

Discover the use of panic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to panic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism ...

A searing account of how vaccine opponents have used the media to spread their message of panic, despite no scientific evidence to support them.

Seth Mnookin, 2012

Panic: Origins, Insight, and Treatment

The essays and articles in this book span various disciplines—psychology, medicine, literature, and history—tied together by the common thread of panic, including how it is manifested in culture, tradition, and experience, and its ...

Leonard J. Schmidt, Brooke Warner, 2002

Panic

An absolute page-turner, Panic has been acclaimed as one of the most exciting thrillers of recent years.

Jeff Abbott, 2011

The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect ...

Beginning with a catastrophic earthquake in San Francisco and culminating in the shocking suicide of the deposed president of one of New York's leading financial institutions, this book will draw you into the central issues surrounding the ...

Robert F. Bruner, Sean D. Carr, 2008

Panic: Psychological Perspectives

First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

S. Rachman, Jack D. Maser, 2013

Panic Diaries: A Genealogy of Panic Disorder

DIVPart cultural history, part sociological critique, and part literary performance, Panic Diaries explores the technological and social construction of individual and collective panic.

Jackie Orr, 2006

Now Panic and Freak Out

Keep Calm and Carry On is all very well, but life just isn't that simple. It's time to panic. This clever collection features uncannily appropriate (for the times) quotes, such as: * "We experience moments absolutely free from worry.

Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, 2012

Don't Panic--Dinner's in the Freezer: Great-Tasting Meals ...

But delicious recipes like these are just minutes away!

Susie Martinez, Vanda Howell, Bonnie Garcia, 2005

The Invasion From Mars: A Study In The Psychology Of Panic

This book is of continuing value to those interested in communications and mass behavior. "One of the most fascinating, illuminating and provocative social documents that have been brought to public attention for some time.

‎1952

Panic!: Markets, Crises, and Crowds in American Fiction

During the economic depression of the 1890s and the speculative frenzy of the following decade, Wall Street, high finance, and market crises assumed unprecedented visibility in the United States.

David A. Zimmer, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PANIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term panic is used in the context of the following news items.

Watch | Panic as leopard enters Karnataka school, injures three

This new video shows the panic that gripped the school and how the leopard was eventually captured. A man is seen being taken away with ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»

Plumbing the fear beneath the panic

IN ANOTHER place, and at another time, Friday's jailbreak would be just that—a jailbreak. But not in this place, not at this time and not for a ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»

No need to panic over slowing growth says English

The Finance Minister has re-assured the National Party's annual conference in Auckland that slowing economic growth will not derail the ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»

No need to panic, says Bakr

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY no need to panic, as far as the Jamaat-al-Muslimeen is concerned, Yasin Abu Bakr assured yesterday. «Nation News, Jul 15»

Fear of ISIL attack sparks panic, locals flee Karkamış

When news of a group of militants linked with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) gathering in a village on the Syrian side of the ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»

Don't panic if you need a mammogram follow-up

Getting that call can cause anxiety in some women, but don't panic. Most breast changes are not cancer and are not life-threatening. You will ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»

England were right not the press the panic button after one heavy …

I was pleased to see England didn't press the panic button and make wholesale changes. After such a heavy defeat it can be hard to remember ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»

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PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is once again assuring that there is no need for panic in the wake of a daring prison-break on Friday. «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»

Panic app soon to go to schools

The state Department of Emergency Management signed a $950,000 contract with a Massachusetts company to provide panic-button phone ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»

Manchester City Have No Need to Panic After Defeat to Real Madrid

Manchester City's pre-season tour of Australia ended in defeat on Friday as they lost 4-1 to a strong Real Madrid side at the Melbourne Cricket ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»