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Noun

Sudden and uncontrollable fear or anxiety

(finance, economics) A rapid reduction in asset prices

A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress

Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic

A sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals

Demoralisation or demoralization

General or urgent haste to get somewhere or do something

Frantic activity of a specified kind

An impressively large or varied display of something

To feel great fear about something

To (suddenly) strike with fear

Be agitated or panicky

To behave irrationally or to lose one's self-control

Become extraordinarily upset

To cause to laugh or smile

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Sudden and uncontrollable fear or anxiety

butterflies in the stomach

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“Here I was, seized by a sudden fit of panic, fearing that my life might never be the same again.”

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(finance, economics) A rapid reduction in asset prices

“There is real panic going on in the market at the moment.”

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A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress

furore^UK

furor^US

state of nervous excitement

clamour^UK

clamor^US

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Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic

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A sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals

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Demoralisation or demoralization

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General or urgent haste to get somewhere or do something

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Frantic activity of a specified kind

furor^US

furore^UK

alarums and excursions

clamour^UK

clamor^US

clangour^UK

clangor^US

draft^US

draught^UK

all hell breaking loose

all hell broken loose

much ado about nothing

vigor^US

labour^UK

fervor^US

vigour^UK

ardor^US

labor^US

fervour^UK

ardour^UK

collieshangie

threap

war of words

difference of opinion

mountain out of a molehill

boiling point

tempest in a tea-kettle

clamouring^UK

running a temperature

clamoring^US

chorus of disapproval

exhibition of oneself

display of emotion

carrying-on

loss of reason

outburst of agitation

rancour^UK

rancor^US

hemorrhage^US

haemorrhage^UK

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An impressively large or varied display of something

Verb

To feel great fear about something

become panic-stricken

get the heebie-jeebies

get the screaming heebie-jeebies

run around like a headless chicken

come apart

have an attack of the wobblies

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“The situation is under control and there's no need to panic just yet.”

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To (suddenly) strike with fear

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

appal^UK

appall^US

scare the bejesus out of

scare the living daylights out of

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

scare someone out of their wits

put the fear of God into

throw into a blue funk

put the wind up someone

frustrate

distract

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make your hair stand on end

give someone goose pimples

frighten the life out of

paralyse^UK

abash

frighten the living daylights out of

make someone jump out of their skin

nonplus

paralyze^US

consternate

scare away

make one's flesh creep

make your blood run cold

get to

put into a flap

scare the life out of

frighten someone out of their wits

scare the hell out of

send into a cold sweat

torment

amaze

make someone shake in their shoes

deject

give someone a fright

make one's blood run cold

cause someone to lose their composure

put someone off their stroke

frighten out of your wits

scare the pants off of

chill someone to the marrow

incommode

immobilize^US

make one's teeth chatter

scare the living daylights out of someone

make someone jump out of his skin

scare someone half to death

immobilise^UK

make your flesh creep

make someone's hair stand on end

victimize^US

tyrannize^US

victimise^UK

tyrannise^UK

hector

bludgeon

sadden

make things hot for someone

inspire panic in

make it hot for someone

put the frighteners on

scare the daylights out of

make one's hair stand on end

fill with consternation

make someone's blood run cold

make someone's hair stand on end

make fearful

chill someone's blood

make someone's hair curl

get on nerves

eat away at

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“The sudden noise would panic the horses.”

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Be agitated or panicky

press the panic button

agonize^US

agonise^UK

be in a state of nervousness

suffer

exert

be in a state of agitation

brook

be in a tiz-woz

take

be in a state of anxiety

endure

be on pins and needles

inconvenience oneself

trouble yourself

burden yourself

inconvenience yourself

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To behave irrationally or to lose one's self-control

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Become extraordinarily upset

lose control of the situation

become panic-stricken

get the heebie-jeebies

be terror-stricken

have an attack of the wobblies

run around like a headless chicken

freeze up

get the wind up

get the screaming heebie-jeebies

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To cause to laugh or smile

make roll in the aisles

hold the attention of

enthral^UK

enthrall^US

mesmerize^US

mesmerise^UK

magnetize^US

grab the attention of

magnetise^UK

humor^US

humour^UK

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

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