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Collocations for panic - noun

ADJECTIVE

blind, complete, mad (esp. BrE), pure, sheer, total, utter
mild, minor (esp. BrE), slight
momentary
growing, mounting (esp. BrE), rising
mass, widespread
public
general
sudden
last-minute
There was a last-minute panic when nobody could find the tickets.
financial, moral
a moral panic over rising crime rates

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… OF PANIC

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

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VERB + panic

feel
He felt panic rising within him.
get into (esp. BrE), go into
She went into a blind panic when she couldn't find the exit.
cause, create, spread
fill sb with, throw sb into
The thought of being in charge threw him into a mild panic.

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panic + VERB

break out, spread across, through, etc. sth, sweep over, through, etc. sth
Panic swept through the crowd.
fill sb/sth, grip sb, seize sb, set in
grow, rise, well up
subside
ensue
In the ensuing panic, they lost each other.

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panic + NOUN

attack
She still has panic attacks two years after the accident.
disorder
people suffering from depression and panic disorders
reaction, symptoms
button
The shopkeeper pressed the panic button and the police arrived in minutes.
room
The house includes a panic room which you can run to if intruders enter the house.
mode
Eli was clearly in panic mode.
buying (esp. BrE)
Panic buying turned the shortage into a crisis.

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PREPOSITION

in (a) panic
He jumped out of the car in a panic.
People fled in panic.
with panic
Her mind went blank with panic.
panic about
panic about food contamination
panic among
panic among the population
panic over
The keys were lost during the panic over the fire alarm.

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PHRASES

a feeling of panic, a 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 (esp. BrE)

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