Phrase Hound found 59 phrases and 29 compound words that contain panic. The most common are listed below. Open panic in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 59
- panic attackA sudden period of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms.
- panic disorderAn anxiety disorder involving severe recurring panic attacks.
- kernel panicOn Unix-derived operating systems, an action taken by the operating system when it cannot recover from a fatal error, where the system halts, displays an error, and dumps kernel memory to disk.
- panic attacksplural of panic attack: A sudden period of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms.
- moral panicA semi-spontaneous or media-generated mass movement based on the perception that an individual, group, community, or culture is dangerously deviant and poses a menace to society; a public outcry.
- panic buyingThe buying of commodities or other assets earlier than normal, or in quantities greater than normal, because of rumours of coming shortages or price rises.
- gay panicAn emotional reaction characterized by intense discomfort, fear, or anxiety upon encountering or discovering that someone is gay.
- panic buttonAn emergency button which, when pressed, alerts authorities of danger or triggers an alarm system.
- trans panicAn emotional reaction characterized by intense discomfort, fear, or anxiety upon encountering or discovering that someone is trans.
- hairy panicA grass, Panicum effusum, native to Australia.
- panic barSynonym of crash bar (“bar allowing egress through a door”).
- panic disordersplural of panic disorder: An anxiety disorder involving severe recurring panic attacks.
- panic grassAlternative form of panicgrass: Any of several of the species of grass in the genus Panicum.
- panic roomSynonym of safe room: A fortified room serving as a safe hiding place for the inhabitants of a building in the event of a break-in or emergency.
- panic sellerA person who sells an investment out of emotion and fear, rather than evaluating the fundamentals, which causes a sharp decline in prices.
- panic sellingWide-scale selling of an investment (such as a company's stock) out of emotion and fear, rather than evaluating the fundamentals, which causes a sharp decline in prices.
- panic snapA device that allows a rope or cable to be released quickly and easily, such as one made for horses with a ring that instantly releases anything attached to the snap.
- panic stationsA period of panic.
- panic-buyTo buy items in unwarrantedly large quantities in a panicked response to coming shortages or price rises.
- panic-strickenVery frightened, and unable to react sensibly because of panic.
- satanic panicA moral panic regarding alleged satanic ritual abuse.
- panic sellTo sell an investment out of fear or anxiety with little regard to the price.
- trans panic defenseA claim of self-defense against an unwanted transgender sexual advance.
- panic barsplural of panic bar: Synonym of crash bar (“bar allowing egress through a door”).
- panic buttonsplural of panic button: An emergency button which, when pressed, alerts authorities of danger or triggers an alarm system.
Compound words 29
- panickerOne who panics.
- panicanOne who becomes easily panicked.
- paniclessFree from panic.
- PanicsvilleA state of panic.
- antipanicCountering panic.
- panicfulFull of panic; fearful.
- paniclikeResembling or characteristic of panic.
- panicmongerA person who spreads panic among others, a fearmonger, a scaremonger.
- panicogenesisThe generation of a false sense of panic in an otherwise healthy person
- panicogenicengendering a state of panic