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panic

/ˈpænɪk/

panicnoun

panics

/ˈpænɪk/

Translations

paniqueTerme courant pour une peur soudaine et intense, souvent collective.

The fire alarm caused a panic among the students, leading to a chaotic evacuation.

Le déclenchement de l’alarme incendie a provoqué une panique parmi les étudiants, entraînant une évacuation chaotique.

Additional translations

affolementÉtat de panique; registre courant.

panique boursièreFinance; désigne une panique sur les marchés.

Definitions

A sudden overwhelming fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior.

The fire alarm caused a panic among the students, leading to a chaotic evacuation.

A financial crisis or collapse, characterized by a sudden loss of confidence and widespread selling of assets.

The stock market panic of 1929 led to the Great Depression.

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panicverb

panicked

Past Simple

panicked

Past Participle

panicking

ing-form

/ˈpænɪk/

Translations

affolerVerbe transitif: provoquer une peur soudaine ou un grand affolement.

The unexpected news panicked the investors, leading to a sharp decline in stock prices.

La nouvelle inattendue a affolé les investisseurs, provoquant une forte baisse des cours.

paniquerVerbe intransitif.

When the fire alarm went off, people began to panic and rushed towards the exits.

Quand l’alarme incendie a retenti, les gens ont commencé à paniquer et se sont précipités vers les sorties.

Additional translations

s’affolerVerbe pronominal courant, souvent plus naturel à l’oral.

Definitions

To feel sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior.

When the fire alarm went off, people began to panic and rushed towards the exits.

To cause someone to feel sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety.

The unexpected news panicked the investors, leading to a sharp decline in stock prices.

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panicgerund / present participle

Definitions

Experiencing or showing panic; acting in a frenzied or anxious way.

Panicking passengers blocked the narrow corridor.

panicadjective

/ˈpænɪk/

Used chiefly attributively before a noun (e.g., "panic attack"); generally non-gradable.

Translations

de paniqueEmploi adjectival devant un nom.

News of the approaching storm triggered a panic reaction in the coastal towns.

Les nouvelles de la tempête approchante ont déclenché une réaction de panique dans les villes côtières.

Definitions

Causing or characterized by sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety.

News of the approaching storm triggered a panic reaction in the coastal towns.

panicpast participle

Definitions

Overcome or seized by sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety.

The panicked crowd pushed toward the exits.