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# panic

noun (panic, a panic); verb (panic, panics, panicked, panicking)

«panic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Panic is a sudden, very strong fear that makes people stop thinking clearly and act wildly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/panic/#m1)
2. To panic means to feel this fear and act without thinking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/panic/#m2)
3. In a panic can also mean in a great hurry and worry («a last-minute panic»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/panic/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety pupils learn «don't panic»: in emergencies (fire, getting lost, water) staying calm and following a plan helps more than running about. Breathing slowly can stop panic. In stories panic builds tension. Phrases: «don't panic», «in a panic», «panic attack», «panic buying», «panic button».

### Examples

- Don't panic; just walk calmly to the fire exit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/panic/#x1)
- When she lost her mum in the shop, she started to panic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/panic/#x2)
- There was panic when the lights went out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/panic/#x3)
- He panicked and forgot all his lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/panic/#x4)
- If you get lost, don't panic: find a safe adult to ask. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/panic/#x5)
- We were in a panic because we had overslept. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/panic/#x6)
- Breathe slowly when you feel panic rising. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/panic/#x7)
- Panic buying emptied the shelves of toilet paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/panic/#x8)
- The man who had found the purse fell into a panic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/panic/#x9)

### Note

The verb adds k before -ed, -ing and -y: «panicked», «panicking», «panicky». Usually uncountable as a feeling; «a panic» for one episode. In a water emergency, panicking uses up energy; the advice is to float and keep calm.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «panic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/panic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«panic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/panic.html) on Mova free.