Collocations for panic - noun

blind, mad, sheer, total | mild, minor | momentary | growing, mounting, rising | sudden | last-minute
There was a last-minute panic when nobody could find the tickets.

moral
a moral panic over rising crime rates

surge, wave
I felt a surge of panic when I realized my mistake.

feel
He felt panic rising within him.

get into, go into
She went into a mad panic when she couldn''t find the exit.

cause, create, spread | fill sb with, throw sb into
The thought of having to be in charge threw him into a mild panic.

break out, spread (across/through, etc. sth), sweep over/through sth
Panic swept through the crowd.

seize sb | grow, rise | subside | ensue
In the ensuing panic, they lost each other.

attack
She still has panic attacks, two years after the accident.

button
The shopkeeper pressed the panic button and the police arrived in minutes.

buying, selling
Panic buying turned the petrol shortage into a crisis.

in (a) ~
He jumped out of the car in a panic. | People fled in panic.

with ~
Her mind went blank with panic.

~ about
panic about food contamination

~ among
panic among the population

~ over
The keys were lost during the panic over the fire alarm.

a feeling/sense of panic, in a state of panic, a look of panic
A look of panic spread across the boy''s face.

a moment of panic, a moment''s panic